Entrepreneurship
Aboriginal Rights and the Labour Movement: A Report by the Canadian Labour Congress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Labour Congress
Women's and Human Rights Division
Description
Brief which was submitted to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) outlines the thought process in creating the report and provides a summary of consultations.
Aboriginal Women's Community Economic Development: Measuring and Promoting Success
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Quality of Life [Series]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Wanda Wuttunee
IRPP Choices, vol. 13, no. 4, August 2007, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses three case studies: Great Bear Co-op in the Northwest Territories, Neechi Foods Co-operative Limited in Winnipeg, Manitoba and ET Development in northern Manitoba.
Aboriginal Youth Experienced Week of Business Boot Camp
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Dubois
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 9, September 2009, p. 16
Description
Comments on the first annual Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Camp which taught ten Aboriginal students how to run their own business in one week!
Article located by scrolling to page 16.
Accelerating Native Prosperity Takes All of Us
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tina Deschenie
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 3, Building Prosperity, Spring, 2007
Description
Argues that while there were over 200,000 Native-owned businesses reported in the 2000 census, these businesses must be supported in order to ensure their success and foster economic development.
Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Miriam Jorgensen
Description
Presents information on current economic conditions in American Indian communities and available opportunities for entrepreneurship. Examples of positive Tribal access to capital and credit. Related Material: Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities: Data Review.
All My Relations: An Inquiry into a Spirit of a Native American Philosophy of Business
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Gladstone
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 191-214
Description
Argues that when business is carried out with a commitment to survivance, relationships and community, it is not in opposition to traditional values. Reports results of qualitative interviews with individual entrepreneurs who incorporate these values into their practices.
As If, My Phone's Talking Dakota
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2011, p. 18
Description
Comments on a business, called Tipi Tones, started by a group of high school students which features distinct Aboriginal ring tones for cell phones.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Assessing the Business Information Needs of Aboriginal Entrepreneurs in British Columbia: Appendices
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Vodden
Anne Miller
John McBride
Description
Includes: interview list, explanation and results of provider and entrepreneurs surveys, focus group responses, list of programs and information tools,, evaluation of Aboriginal Business Services Network, regional analysis and information on Aboriginal learning styles.
Assessing the Business Information Needs of Aboriginal Entrepreneurs in British Columbia: Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Vodden
Anne Miller
John McBride
Jean-Claude Ndungutse
Terry Robertson
et al.
Description
Discusses a study conducted by the Community Economic Development Centre at Simon Fraser University to determine the business information needs of Aboriginal entrepreneurs and service providers in British Columbia.
Assessment of the Industry Canada Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC) Program 1996-2000: Impact of Financial Assistance and Client Profile
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Goss Gilroy Inc.
Description
Based on a survey of 364 clients, with the results broken down into six categories: youth entrepreneurship development, establishment of a new business, modernization/expansion of an existing business, trade and market expansion, Aboriginal tourism and miscellaneous.
Atiik Askii: Land of the Caribou - Building Community Partnerships for the Northwestern Manitoba Regional Tourism Strategy
Alternate Title
Atiik Askii: Land of the Caribou - A Best Practice Case Study in Community Tourism Development
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael E. Kelly
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Case study of the Northwest Manitoba Regional Tourism Strategy, that looks at best practices in the strategic planning process on community tourism development.
Award-Winning Band Puts Members to Work
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shauna Lewis
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 9, December 2012
Description
Looks at recipients of the Fourth Annual British Columbia Business Awards.
Page 3 of insert entitled Raven's Eye: Special Section Providing Aboriginal News from BC & Yukon.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to access article.
AWFT Program Assists Women Through Partnership
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 1, April 2008, p. 14
Description
Article reports on the Canadian Executive Service Organization and the Native Women's Association of Canada signing a joint agreement to provide workshop programs to Aboriginal women across Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14.
B.C. First Nation Community Economic Development Survey: Complete Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
B.C. Ministry of Jobs
Economic Development and Competitiveness
Indigenous Business and Investment Council (IBIC)
BC Assembly of First Nations … [et al.]
Description
Survey was conducted between April 30 and October 31, 2018 and received 209 complete responses including those from 113 chiefs, 38 economic development corporations, and 58 economic development managers from all eight of the economic development regions.
Barriers to Success for Indigenous Female Entrepreneurs in Cape Breton - Unama'ki
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
RISE Results Business Services
Description
Summarizes results of discussions held in focus groups involving 27 entrepreneurs and survey completed by 25 of those participants. Some of the challenges identified were disparity in funding opportunities, lack of awareness of support systems, credit and financial literacy, and issues of access to business services, training, internet service and workspace.
A Baseline Study of Entrepreneurship Among First Nations Women in the Atlantic Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monica Diochon
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, vol. 27, no. 1, 2014, pp. 89-112
Description
Uses an online survey to gather data from Aboriginal women who are living on and off reserve and are entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. Concludes with recommendations.
Basketry as Economic Enterprise and Cultural Revitalization: The Case of the Wabanaki Tribes of Maine
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 89-106
Description
Discussion on basketmaking as a viable economic alternative to gambling and as a assertion of tribal sovereignty, by continuing Wabanaki traditions.
Bazaar Artist: Felicia Huarsaya Vilasante Weaving Futures by Hand
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Hope Ross
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, 40 Years of Advocacy, June 2012, p. [?]
Description
Brief articles discusses the connection between venues selling local vendors crafts as well as being a forum to increase global understanding of Indigenous rights, cultures, and concerns.
Benchmarking Métis Economic and Social Development
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2015-07
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jasmin Thomas
CSLS Research Report
Description
Comparison with non-Aboriginals using statistics on employment, income and education, as well as suggestions for developing three new indicators: governance, land and resources, and entrepreneurship and business development.
Between Doorstep Barter Economy and Industrial Wages: Mobility and Adaptability of Coast Salish Female Laborers in Coastal British Columbia 1858-1890
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 5th, 2003
Native Being -- Being Native: Identity and Difference: Proceedings of the Fifth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Carol Williams
Description
Examines the changing roles of Native American women and their entrepreneurial strategies for making a living.
Big Business For Young, Innovative Entrepreneurs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chelsea Jones
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 26
Description
Comments on the Business Development Bank of Canada's E-Spirit Business Plan Competition for Youth which was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, with over 200 Aboriginal high school student entrepreneurs in attendance.
Article located by scrolling to page 26.
Brave Spirits on New Paths: Toward a Globally Relevant Paradigm of Indigenous Entrepreneurship Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Hindle
Michele Lansdowne
Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, vol. 18, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 131-142
Description
Shows results of 40 interviews from two cultural groups: Indigenous Australians and American Indians.
Building Capacity of Fond du Lac Entrepreneurs to Establish and Operate Local Tourism Business: Assessment and Proposed Training
Alternate Title
CUISR Monograph Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Johnker
Colleen Whitedeer
Diane McDonald
CUISR Monograph Series
Description
Study examines local capacity for local business creation by conducting a needs assessment of knowledge, skills and required training and creation of a supportive social-political environment.
Business Mind of the Economic Warrior
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda Wuttunee
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 68-72
Description
Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and highlights the model of economic development created by Rebecca Adamson and Sherry Salway Black.
Campeau Fund Helped Make Dream Come True
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, October 2011, p. 23
Description
Looks at the successful bear and deer camp operation, Saskatchewan Adrenaline Outfitters, located northeast of Green Lake, Saskatchewan.
Article located by scrolling to page 23.
Canada Fur Watch: Aboriginal Livelihood at Risk
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.
Description
Paper discusses fur trade issues including: trap research, standards development, trapper education and trap replacement, all in an attemp to ensure that Canadian wild fur products will continue to have access to the European Market.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.