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The Politics of Indigenous Peoples-Settler Relations in Quebec: Economic Development and the Limits of Intercultural Dialogue and Reconciliation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Salée
Carole Lévesque
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 2, 2016, pp. 31-50
Description
Discusses the Agreement-in-Principle that the Quebec and Canadian governments have with four Innu communities in the Lac Saint-Jean and North Shore areas in 2003.
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Port Deal ‘New Era’ for First Nation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 1, no. 24, November 25, 2004
Description
Discusses a deal with the Tsawwassen First Nation to expand the Deltaport Container Terminal and open a door to future Aboriginal business.
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Presentation by Blair Paul, Membertou Reserve

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blair Paul
Description
File contains a presentation by Blair Paul of the Membertou First Nation. Paul, a social worker from Sydney, Nova Scotia, addresses what he sees as the roots of Aboriginal social problems in Canada. In his report Paul discusses intergenerational failed policies by the government of Canada which have disenfranchised and alienated Aboriginal peoples.
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Primary Information Exercises as a Motivational Method for Teaching Theory and Practice: Lessons from the Shuswap Nation's SFU/SCES Community Economic Development Theory Course

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Ameyaw
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1999, pp. 59-67
Description
Looks at the pedagogical challenges that arose during a course given at Simon Fraser University in 1994, and suggests strategies to address these challenges.
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Priorities for the North / A submission by The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly to the Honorable Warren Allmand, Minister, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, for inclusion in his Northern Policy Statement - [1977?].

Documents & Presentations
Description
This submission was written by the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly for inclusion in the Hon. Warren Allmand's Northern Policy Statement. Areas of concern for the NWT Legislative Assembly are constitutional development, land claims and economic development.
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"Privatize Reserve Lands? No. Improve Economic Development Conditions on Canadian Indian Reserves? Yes"

Alternate Title
Discussion and Debate: "Privatize Reserve Lands?"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 421-427
Description
A Response to Susan Campbell's "On 'Modest Proposals' to Further Reduce the Aboriginal Landbase by Privatizing Reserve Land" in The Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol. 27, no. 2, 2007 on pages 219 to 246; suggests that this article was inaccurate.
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Pro-Choice

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alf H. Walle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, A Celebration of Pacific Culture, Spring, 2009
Description
Discussion of economic development, including tourism, and tribal management at a seminar held at Point Hope, Alaska.
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Progress Report on Affirmative Action in Saskatoon

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 19, 1981 regarding actions taken to date and the progress made towards developing an Affirmative Action Program for the City by the City's Director of Personnel Services. Includes discussion of meetings with Native Outreach and Native Placing and Training-on-the-Job Units of the Canada Employment Centre, as well as feedback from civic Unions and women's groups.
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Property Rights, Standards of Living, and Economic

Growth: Western Canadian Cree

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ann Carlos
Frank Lewis
Description
Examines how the structure of native institutions and property rights provided a relatively high standard of living in the mid eighteenth century and for part of the nineteenth, then was unable to experience modern rates of economic growth and provide avenues for further development.
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Prospects for a New Middle Class Among Urban Aboriginal People

Alternate Title
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the concept of new middle classes and its implications in regards to the social interactions, economic possibilities, and political alignments that are affecting Aboriginal people and their relations with both one another and within Canadian society. Chapter from Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples edited by David Newhouse and Evelyn Peters.
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Province Signs Aboriginal Employment Agreements

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 11, November 2008, p. 17
Description
Looks at the initiative designed to recruit, train and employ First Nations and Métis people in identified job sectors. Article located by scrolling to page 17.
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Public Meeting, Grand Falls, Nfld.

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech at a public meeting in Grand Falls, Nfld. in which Diefenbaker hopes that conditions will improve for indigenous peoples and mentions fiscal arrangements to provide improved living conditions and aid economic development among indigenous peoples.
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The Pursuit of Inuit Sovereignty in Greenland

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 46-49
Description
Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act
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Putting Co-operative Principles into Practice: Lessons Learned from Canada's North

Alternate Title
Putting Cooperative Principles into Practice: Lessons Learned from Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isobel Findlay
Review of International Co-operation, vol. 99, no. 1/2, 2006, pp. 44-52
Description
Looks at how co-operative principles can impact northern Indigenous communities. Article in issue PDF scroll down to page 44.
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Quint Development Corporation

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Quint Development Corporation
Description
Group uses a community based development approach to strengthen the economic social well being of Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods.
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Raising-up Hunters & Protectors Once Again: The Unaaq Men's Association

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Tommy Palliser
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: The Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. 56-[62]
Description
Discusses organization's activities which help build skills and knowledge to foster economic benefits in the community. Scroll down to page 56 to read article.
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Rama Five Years Later: A Discussion on the Advantages and Pitfalls of Aboriginal Gaming in Ontario: An Interview with Casino-Rama Director of First Nations Affairs, Kevin Wassegijig

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 2, Special Issue on Gaming, Winter, 2002, pp. 18-22
Description
Looks at the economic benefits, challenges such as improving existing facilities, and the anticipated market saturation resulting from the casino's success.
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Ready for Business: Canada’s Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Businesses as Equal Partners

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Looks at: the economic potential of First Nations lands and Aboriginal peoples; their relationships amongst businesses, the federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments and non-Aboriginal peoples; improving educational and labour force outcomes for Aboriginal peoples; and the importance of productive partnerships.
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Rebirth: Political, Economic, and Social Development in First Nations

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce W. Hodgins
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 76, no. 1, March 1995, pp. 103-104
Description
Book review of: Rebirth edited by Anne-Marie Mawhiney. A collection of presentations from the Third Annual Conference of the Institute of Northern Ontario Research and Development (INORD) of Laurentian University.
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[Recensions/Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Rousseau
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. [546]-549
Description
Book review of Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador edited by Colin H. Scott. Review in French.
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Recommendations for Aboriginal Economic Development

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Presents recommendations that would provide support for significant and sustained Aboriginal economic development and an immediate stimulus to address the current economic crisis.
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Recovering from Globalization: New Models for First Nations Economic Development

Alternate Title
Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference ; 24th, 2003
CCSBE Annual Conference ; 24th, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ronald K. Mitchell
J. Robert Mitchell
Description
Looks at an economic model needed to enhance on-reserve economic development with attention to property rights, and adjusting or transforming native governance structures to minimize transaction costs.
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Regina Makes Bid for NAIG

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Dubois
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, p. 26
Description
Comments on Regina's bid to host the North American Indigenous Games in 2014 vying against Halifax, Nova Scotia and London, Ontario. Article found by scrolling to page 26.
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