Economic Development

Outlines the commercial and First Nations use of non-timber forest products including wild mushrooms and other wild foods, botanical medicinals, arts and crafts, floral greenery, bio-fuels, and forest recreation/tourism based on the forest botanical resources.

Looks at herding problems, technical and economic problems of meat processing and marketing, hide use, herd data, and recommended local markets for product sales.

Applied Economics Thesis (M.Sc.)--Montana State University, 2006.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1980.

Houston was instrumental in initiating the production of Inuit art and promoting it in Southern markets. Entire issue and supplement on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 1 of special supplement.

Study analyzes 24 years of US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data (1991-2015) from eight states to examine the degree to which Indigenous people are overrepresented in the lower paying, less desirable, non-managerial, public sector positions in local and state government bureaucracies and underrepresented in the more desirable, better paying, managerial positions.

Discusses the decline in entrepreneurship but argues that with education it should be possible to revitalize. Chapter 38 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by L. P. Dana and R. B. Anderson.

Looks at zooarchaeological remains from two missions that demonstrate the contribution made to support colonial economic expansion.

Discussion of intercultural relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and the vision of a renewed relationship based on mutuality and respect.

Discussion on the first step in the engagement process to obtain input on how Aboriginal economic development programs may be renovated to better meet the needs of Aboriginal Canadians.

Looks at the National Association of Friendship Centres and the Friendship Centre Movement perspective on urban Aboriginal economic development and the basic systemic, socio-economic and educational barriers facing urban Aboriginal women.

Examines the unique economic impacts of climate change on First Nations subsistence and income-generating economies.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 27, 1978 dealing primarily with a report of the Community Liaison Committee regarding a conference entitled "Native people on the Street". The four main topics discussed were 1. Initiating communication between Riversdale residents and community organizations, 2. Clarifying areas of agreement and disagreement on the question of Native-White relations in Saskatoon, 3. Discussing directions for possible solutions, and 4.

Case studies of 13 of the approximately 133 Aboriginal co-operatives in Canada. Describes the background, emerging themes, socio-economic profile, and policy environment.

Participants of the workshop gained knowledge on the following: understanding the differences between exploration and mining, how a mine development project moves from one phase to the next and learning how Aboriginal communities benefit economically from the mineral industry.

Examines how urban reserves can offer many benefits for improving the social and economic conditions for Aboriginal people.

Describes the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and sets out the legal framework for the Sencot'en Alliance First Nations' involvement in the planning and management of the park.

Report of the Saskatchewan Government Private Sector Committee indicating a need for more self-employment programs for Indian and Metis people. Interprovincial Steel and Pipe Corporation Limited (IPSCO) in Regina, SK, proposes a industrial operation with ownership and control in Indian and Metis hands to prepare and process scrap for IPSCO.

Looks at the effect of the recession on commercial gaming revenues.

Presents data on the current context and discusses areas for improvement and the results of a series of in-depth face-to-face interviews involving 11 business professionals Serves as a snapshot of considerations decision-makers face when deciding on future actions.

Book review of Reservation "Capitalism" by Robert J. Miller.

Examines the linkages of issues rooted in the persistence of Native American poverty on reserves.

Study compares the differences between casino and non-casino tribes to see which are fairing better in the areas of economic development, levels of wealth, and funding for social programs.

Argues that First Nations people, living on reserves, need to develop wealth creation by means other than real estate, in order to increase their net worth.

Suggests that there is a need for First Nations to begin seeing reserves in a more positive light by looking for the opportunities around them.

Author reflects on issues faced while dealing with housing for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and effects of capitalism on cultural and social institutions.

Studies community resistance to outside exploitation through methods rooted in Indigenous tradition and values.

Advocates increased funding to reduce poverty and improve aboriginal conditions, allowing Canada to maintain high rankings given by the UN human development index.

Looks at the economic potential of mining, oil and gas projects and the potential harm to the environment and to traditional lifestyles in Aboriginal communities.

Website has links to: community businesses, information on duty to consult, economic development, tax programs and bulletins, initiatives, directory, federal benefits and rights, and treaty land.

Looks at a paper presented at the,Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and asserts that the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) is central to decolonizing theory and practice in education and economic development.

Argues that isolated reserves should be moved to new land bases closer to urban centres to create more economic opportunities.

Looks at value based economics in Indigenous business.

Introductory article to the oil and gas issue that chronicles past development and states current proposals in relation to unresolved land and governance issues.

Critique of article by Kent H. Redford entitled The Ecologically Noble Savage, published in Cultural Survival.

Looks idea of what contemporary societies would be like if they functioned according to traditional economic values.

Describes the establishment of the organization and the environment of the development of broadband telecommunications in northern Saskatchewan. Chapter sixteen from Connecting Canadians: Investigations in Community Informatics edited by Andrew Clement, Michael Gurstein, Graham Longford, Marita Moll, Leslie Regan Shade.

Book review of: Rogue Diamonds: The Search for Northern Riches on Dene Land by Ellen Bielawski.

Book reviews of: Indigenous Peoples of the World: An Introduction to Their Past, Present, and Future by Brian Goehring. The Cypress Hills: The Land and its People by Walter Hildebrandt and Brian Hubner. Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by John Hylton. Continuing Poundmaker and Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice edited by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson and Roger Carter.

Book review: Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa by Munyaradzi Mawere.

Book reviews of: An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians by Fray Ramon Pané, José Juan Arrom et al. American Indians in the Marketplace: Persistence and Innovation among the Menominees and Metlakatlans, 1870-1920 by Brian C.

Book reviews of: Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast edited by Peter Wood. Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection by Nancy J. Blomberg. Utmost Good Faith: Patterns of Apache-Mexican Hostilities in Northern Chihuahua Border Warfare, 1821-1848 by William B. Griffen. The Confederate Cherokees: John Drew's Regiment of Mounted Rifles by W.

Book review of: Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations by Charles Wilkinson. Chinnubbie and the Owl: Muscogee (Creek) Stories, Orations and Traditions by Alexander Posey. Choctaw Women in a Chaotic World: The Clash of Cultures in the Colonial Southeast by Michelene E. Pesantubbee. A Colonial Complex: South Carolina’s Frontiers in the Era of the Yamasee War 1680–1730 by Steven J.

Introduction to book reviews of As Their Natural Resources Fail and Northern Aboriginal Communities: Economies and Development.

Brief introduction to reviews of: What can Tribes Do? Strategies and Institutions in American Indian Economic Development and first issue of Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development.

Presents highlights of the three books reviewed.