Entrepreneurship

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2011.

Business Thesis (MBus) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2012

Studies eight Māori owned and managed businesses and provides a short analysis of the findings and conclusions.

Discusses an entrepreneurship program that focuses on improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal youth.

Lists and gives background history on the Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Projects and Accounting Mentoring Pilot Projects.

[Education Thesis] (Ph.D.)--University of Auckland, 2009.

Looks at the success of an Aboriginal community in the area of economic development and discusses some of the challenges and barriers faced by First Nations people pursuing opportunities as entrepreneurs.

Describes the information and services the Aboriginal entrepreneur commonly needs to start up a business; Infrastructure the community can provide; what bands or tribal councils can do about financing; ways of building support for businesses in the community; and developing support groups and business education programs.

Series of twelve podcasts (approx. 45 min. each) in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous people share stories, ideas and expertise in pursuit of reconciliation. Topics include literature, identity, media, the entertainment industry, comedy, music, and education.

Paper provides documentation in support of Inuit entrepreneurs as catalysts for the abundance of trade goods rather than the missionaries or the merchants.

Business Administration Thesis (MBA)--Simon Fraser University, 2015.

Discusses postcards by a Kiowa photographer who capitalized on the popularity of Plains Indian male imagery.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1979.

Describes the gathering of seabird chicks by the Aboriginal people of Tasmania on Trefoil Island.

Comments on the history of Alert Bay and the cosmopolitan mix of entrepreneurs. Chapter 26 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson. Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 328 of select chapter 26 on side bar.

Created to assist in developing and delivering a market and export ready authentic product. Contains general information, checklists, best practices, self-assessment and case study of Great Spirit Circle Trail.

Article reports on use of American Indian (AI) culture as a marketing tool for goods and services produced by the AI community.

Profiles Native Americans who own their own businesses and looks at the path they took to do so, including attending business classes at tribal colleges.

Discusses how the concept of sovereignty, with its accompanying refusal to recognize the international border between Canada and the United States, has led to the illegal activities of groups, such as the Warrior Society, on the St. Regis reservation and the Kahnawake and Kanesatake reserves.

Looks at fundamental characteristics of a bush economy and a presents a model for community based development in the information and service sectors.

Looks at a micro-enterprise model for female entrepreneurship in Native communities, and programs which encourage self-reliance and the economic independence of women.

A look at the commercialization of art form and how the Navajo's flexible division of labor allowed for both men and women to participate in its productions for economic gain.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 2002.

Briefly compares economic context of Maori and First Nations, and profiles six business leaders.

Explores the Osoyoos Indian Band Aboriginal alliances with non-Aboriginal companies and their approach to economic development; and looks at the Nk’Mip Project including an overview and potential of the wine, cultural and eco tourism industries.

Comments on the success of Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO), with help from people like volunteer Mike Nicholaichuk and regional manager Audrey Ahenakew.

Discusses how subsistence economies have been addressed by academics.

Looks at the capacity to handle opportunities and challenges that come along with economic diversification, the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor, and the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.

Discussion about providing assistance to entrepreneurs in areas that include tourism, manufacturing, and innovation.

President of Avalon Rare Earth Metals speaks about new projects, partnership agreements with First Nations and challenges faced with mineral exploration.

Examines economic, social and environmental entrepreneurship in the North for small to medium-sized businesses.

Discusses key issues and concerns from the workshop regarding northern entrepreneurship, and looks at the development of an entrepreneurial program.

Looks at a Métis woman who developed a successful business after suffering from a debilitating illness. Article located by scrolling to page 25.

Study of 71 participants from Oyo, Ogun, and Lagos states in Nigeria finds economic- and health-related benefits attached to the production, sale, and consumption of black soap. Suggests Nigerian success be used as a model program for economic development in other communities and makes policy recommendations.

Looks at two undertakings using community economic development principles that have sought to change an area.

History in Art Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2000.

Based on fieldwork that took place in San Salvador, El Salvador. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.

Examines the benefits and policies of the TCIG and how these policies have minimized politics in the operations of the board, thus contributing to it's success.

Report surveys data submitted by 38 companies participating in the Council's Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program between 2001 and 2008.

Looks at the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO) and a program offered targeting Aboriginal women who are looking for employment or further development in their careers called "Aboriginal Women For Tomorrow" Article located by scrolling to page 17.

Project consisted of three research modules which assessed availability of services and barriers to accessing financing.

Includes information on: business characteristics; objectives and success to date; profitability and growth; growth factors; and degree of success. Telephone survey conducted with 1,101 business owners from across Canada, between February 10 and March 10, 2015.

Reports significant findings on business goals, strategies, and growth factors.

Assesses a new approach to safeguarding Indigenous people by targeting institutions that finance projects that can potentially alter, in a negative way, Indigenous lifestyles.

Presents the results of a survey conducted to learn the career aspirations/expectations of Aboriginal high school youth in order to foster workplace success.

Looked at The Martin Aboriginal Initiative's Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Program (AYEP). Using critical discourse analysis examined websites, slide presentations from school districts engaged in programs, media coverage, and other materials for information about the program's aims, structure, and content.

Report features stories of initiatives that First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have undertaken in communities across Canada.

First speaker discusses Foundation's role in supporting law enforcement volunteers working with Aboriginal youth through the Partnerships for Community in Action initiative. Second speaker discusses prospects for Canada's future prosperity given it's demographics and the importance of Aboriginal economic engagement. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:21:59