Economic Development

Looks at barriers and challenges Aboriginal people face in finding jobs and firms creative approaches to promoting greater Aboriginal employment.

Book review of: Endangered Peoples Of The Arctic: Struggles to Survive and Thrive edited by Milton M. R. Freeman.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 2004.

Argues collaboration between governments, industry and educational institutions is needed to engage communities. Findings show development strategies should be integrated with mental health and addiction programs to keep youth in schools.

Provides general guidance including overview of environment, communities, organizations, applicable federal laws, territories, challenges and engagement, governance, and contacts.

Report discusses institutional arrangements supporting community financial management and strengthened capacity to support sound financial management.

Report aims to capture current best practice approaches to incorporating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge and strengths into the design and delivery of financial education.

Impact of education and systematic planning on economic and political self-reliance as observed at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.

Business Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2015.

Examines the differing opinions on the efficiency of the co-management structure and the tensions that exist regarding the impact of the park on community development.

This article details the visit of the Hon. John R. Nicholson, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, to various Aboriginal and Inuit settlements in western and northern Canada. It acknowledges that more should be done by the government to improve housing, employment opportunities and general living conditions.

Historical note:

The responsibilities of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration also included the operation of the Indian Affairs Branch.

Discusses three main categories: Aboriginal resource management, Aboriginal economic development, and Aboriginal governance, and looks at the roles Aboriginal people play in each.

Provides a literature review about Indigenous environmental governance in Canada based on publications from political science, natural resource management, ecology, native studies, and economic development literature.

Analyzes contemporary mining developments in Northern Canada, particularly local conflicts, over access to resources that originate with colonialism and the expansion of global capital.

Discusses the findings of a harvesting study, including data on harvesting activities, numbers of animals reported harvested, and information on Cree subsistence economy cultural sustainability.

Explains the need for films, about indigenous peoples, that are made by indigenous peoples.

Native Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Talks about governance and not losing any of the privileges and rights from the Royal Proclamation to the Indian Act and getting out from its legacy. Answers questions about what will happen to Indian Affairs funding of initiatives already in place. (7 minutes).

Looks at the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi with an unemployment rate of zero percent and a language retention rate of 90 %. It describes how things could change in Eskasoni and looks at the process of economic development. Duration: 9:00.

Looks at Keys to Success and a governance system that works on the Mi'kmaw system. Duration: 5:00.

Book review of: Eskimo, Reindeer and Land by R. O. Stern, E. L. Arobio, L. L. Naylor and W. C. Thomas.

Looks at the history, economics and the quality of soapstone carving.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Guelph, 2015.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.

The impact of Western culture on roles of men and women in Mi'kmaq communities.

Looks at three problem areas when comparing modern and traditional economy sectors: volume of production, evaluation of income in kind, and obscure components.

Looks at different sources of market and government capital made available to Indigenous economies from 1975 to 2013. Research shows that conventional market sources of capital have overtaken government transfers as main source of economic development capital.

Comment on the changes to all aspects of Inuit life and how they are managing to retain their culture.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northern Arizona University, 2006.

Looks at 10 partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal companies emerging in Atlantic Canada and the objectives, benefits & challenges for them to increase opportunities for community economic development.

Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2006.

Law Thesis (M.LL.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.

Social Work Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2004.

Identifies impediments to successful developments.

Comments on jurisdictions around the world attempting to implement an efficient and equitable leasehold system.

Presents interviews with immigrants, temporary workers, and refugees in either Whitehorse or Yellowknife about their daily lives and plans for the future.

Compares economies of First Nations communities with fewer than 5,500 residents to other local economies linked or not linked to metropolitan areas.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.

Agricultural and Resource Economics Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2002.

Explores Indigenous values, practices and observations, and the relation to the social economy in the community.

Northern Environments and Cultures Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2016.

Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2014.

Youth program's results, to date, show that of the five who received loans, all were still in business at the time of publication of the article.

Looks at false assumptions made by the press, academics, and policy makers and argues that these distortions have supported the development of misdirected public policies.