Economic Development

Looks at a project that raises questions about the approach to carrying out the "duty to consult" in an effective way.

Business Administration Project towards (MBA)--Athabasca University, 2015.

Annual results for 2008/09 of the ministry's Aboriginal economic development partnership initiatives which provide opportunities for economic growth in Alberta.

Recommendations to national Aboriginal Leaders and Federal, Provincial or Territorial ministers responsible for Aboriginal issues.

Reviews how stakeholders try to maximize the economic benefits of major natural resource projects while minimizing the social and environmental costs.

Contends that within the context of the Aboriginal community, forestry was found to have a marginal contribution to social and economic status.

An analysis of the implementation of US federal aid policies and how their distribution created a larger economic divide for Indigenous citizens against non-Indigenous ones. Very little funds make it to the Indigenous people or were used to promote private-sector activities.

Author focuses on the Human Development Report 2001 (HDR 2001), published by the United Nations Development Program, which stresses technology as the remedy to poverty, disease and inequality.

Looks at agreement to establish a new relationship between the Government of Québec and the Cree, 2002 Paix des Braves Agreement with Québec regarding benefits received from natural resources in the traditional territory.

Examines characteristics of Native American small businesses and owners based on survey questionnaire.

Discusses long-term environmental and social impacts of building a pipeline in a region where people believe that they have an obligation to the land upon which they live.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Discusses how the styles of wildlife management and approaches to economic development are linked.

Comments on the success of Chief Clarence Louis, from the Osoyoos Indian Band, who has made his community stronger by working together. By also looking at the tragedy surrounding the Christopher Pauchay case, the author argues for more individual and community responsibilty.

Article spotlights the process of structural change, suggesting that social capital is key to long term economic success. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

Looks at the evaluation surrounding the Aboriginal business participation in government procurement including rationale and relevance, design and delivery, impact and success, cost effectiveness, lessons learned, and alternatives.

States that the support networks that exist on reserve should be extended to people living off-reserve, in the larger urban centres.

Study by the University of British Columbia, commonly known as the The Hawthorn Report , conducted October 1967.

Examines the post-Confederation economic experience of First Nations as they made the transition from subsistence to wage labour activities

Book review of: Surviving as Indians by Menno Boldt.

Examines the sustainability-centred approach and conflict resolution to an innovative environmental assessment and the consequential negotiations.

Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.

Bried overview of activist's thoughts on corporate engagement and shareholder activism for creating social change and respecting Indigenous rights and interests.

Study presents SCED experience with one fishing-dependent First Nations community on Canada's Pacific coast. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

Book review of: Sustainable Development for Traditional Inhabitants of the Torres Strait Region edited by David Lawrence and Tim Cansfield-Smith. Review located by scrolling to page 143.

Argues that indigenous entrepreneurs provide an opportunity to assimilate conventional strategies with more sustainable Indigenous practices.

Looks at the challenges and opportunities with Aboriginal participation and collaborative efforts of communities, governments, education institutions and the mining industry.

Presents research that looks into the characterization of social capital and the use of community-indicators to forecast specific social and economic outcomes for new mining projects.

Profiles an Aboriginal workers' co-operative in Winnipeg, Neechi Foods, which has developed a series of community economic development (CED) principles that employ a more comprehensive view of "sustainability" than the traditional.

Comments on actions taken in five priority areas: Education, Reconciliation, governance and self-government, Economic development, Empowering citizens and protecting the vulnerable, and Resolution of land issues.

Discusses components of strengthening economic growth for businesses such as looking at previously untapped sources of labour including Aboriginal people and other under-represented groups.

Showcases two northern resource-based companies that have been recognized for their Aboriginal relations efforts.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.25.

Identifies some key elements that may have bearing on the study of northern political identity through three case studies: bear hunting moratoriums, health care, and economic development.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding Task Forces dealing with Native People and the Law, Education and Training, Employment and Economic Development, and Housing.

Discusses tax laws focusing on the Indian Act tax exemption, section 87.

Discusses remarks by President Obama on the work of tribal colleges and how education and tribal colleges can help rebuild America.

Looks at Indigenous identity politics between iwi (political identity) and Hokianga whanui (the more culturally appropriate identity within the wider family community).

Discussion of what base indicators should be used to develop a baseline picture of social change in the Yellowknife Dene First Nation.

Reviews the academic and trade tourism literature; looks at the literature review regarding challenges faced in developing sustainable cultural tourism; observes and analyses the development process and execution of a master cultural tourism plan; and reviews the governance and marketing of the Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism Initiative.

Contends that entrepreneurship among the Inuit varies from the commonly accepted entrepreneurial model.

Book review of: Third World in the First: Development and Indigenous Peoples by Elspeth Young.

Book review of: Third World in the First: Development and Indigenous Peoples by Elspeth Yong.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2006.

Rural Economy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1998.

Looks at preparations made for the 35th Saskatchewan Indian Summer Games, held at Thunderchild First Nation, including the construction of three new soccer fields. Article located by scrolling to page 27.