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Covers issues such as adequacy of reserve lands and resources, housing, tax exemptions, post-secondary education funding, residential schools, connection between unemployment and health and social problems, and missing and murdered women and girls.

Study found Inuit had highest level of inequality, while Métis had the lowest. Authors speculate that geographic isolation and lack of integration may lead to these disparities.

Argues that First Nation communities must look beyond timber harvesting to develop strategies encompassing new and different approaches to forest-based development.

Survey objective was to assess and compare attitudes and opinions of designated group members (DGMs) from minority ethnic backgrounds and white members.

Discusses impact of clarifying property rights on local economic conditions by using employment and income data found in census data micro-data on reservations.

Discusses out-migration from reservations in the United States between 1985-1990.

Short documentary profiles five successful Aboriginal women. Duration: 28:42.

Used the 1995 National Graduates Survey along with followup survey in 1997 to examine school-to-work transitions, using variables such as gender, ethnic status, qualification granted, etc.

Discusses challenges and issues and the essential elements in employment counseling services and training programs including finding candidates, defining program's purpose, assessing participant readiness, and providing support and resources. Based on experiences of organizations in British Columbia.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2007.

Mr. Sheridan worked in the Dept. of Natural Resources in northern Saskatchewan He was associated with the school for prospectors and with other government agencies. He was a socialist and a close friend of Norris.

A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation).

Reports the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-1) online survey of youth under the age of 25. The 700 respondents were asked questions about health and well-being, child welfare, juvenile justice, education and employment, sacred sites, lands, and waterways, and culture's role in each of those areas.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1997.

Looks to identify tourism development opportunities in the park to enhance the role of the park as a core attraction and to optimize the economic benefits to the surrounding area.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1970.

Using empirical data to analysis of the benefits and impact of development to Indigenous groups in northern Canada.

Discusses the impact of rapid development of the Canadian north on the Indigenous populations.

Announcement regarding Canadian government support for a new training and employment program for the post-secondary institution. To access article, scroll down to page 2.

Uses data form the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to look at prevalence of having become a mother before the age of 20 and the association with different outcomes in terms of education and employment.

Overview of studies comparing earning differentials by ethnicity and gender; very significant difference in the raw earnings gap for First Nations females, which is 51% less than the national average; for males, earnings are 85% less than the national average.

Study looks at the socio-economic fall out to a community caused by excessive mortality.

Comments on the correlation between suicide, alcohol, and substance abuse as well as unemployment and poverty.

Designed to assist organizations in creating employment strategies. Contains general information on the Aboriginal population, finding the correct candidates, and completing the selection process.

Looks at the costs and benefits of implementing reforms necessary to improve real estate markets for interested First Nations.

Information from interviews with chiefs, community officials and businesses and existing knowledge. Includes statistics on the pandemic's effect on community well-being, individual and community-owned businesses, the Atlantic First Nations fishery, employment, community program resources, health outcomes, food security, and use of relief supports.

Briefly looks at the barriers and potential benefits of economic development in transforming the lives and futures of Aboriginal peoples health.

Looks at a project to harvest and market muskox meat, horns, hides, and quiviut (textile-grade soft body hair) to embed sustainable renewable resource development within traditional Inuvialuit culture.

Discussion of educational attainment, labour-force activities, and the implications for program and service delivery needs.. Source for statistics is Statistics Canada's custom tables based on 2006 census for 117 friendship centre catchment areas across Canada. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White, Calvin Hanselmann.

Discusses various economic development strategies, policies and initiatives from the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut.

Uses information from the Canadian Labour Force Survey of 2007-2012 to show that Aboriginal people were effected more by the economic crisis in 2008 than non-Aboriginal people.

Brief discussion of the global, Canadian and Alberta economic outlook followed by statistics on employment for each of the province's eight economic regions with particular attention to the Métis population. Related material: 2016-2017 Report. 2019 Report.

[Economics?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, College Park, 2006.

Compares the economic well being of Alaskan Native American women to that of other women in the state and nation.

Book review of: The Economic Status of Australian Aborigines by Jon C. Altman and John Nieuwenhuysen. To access review, scroll down to page 220.

Provides economic value of hunting and fishing by doing cost breakdown associated with obtaining traditional foods, cost comparison of traditional foods to imported foods, and diet and lifestyle.

Introduction to paper relating to the Aboriginal economy and how to enhance opportunities.

Discusses the Islander Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Forum Consultancy and upcoming issue.

Editorial introducing special themed edition of, International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies focusing on Indigenous people's connection to the economy in Australia.

Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on developmental aid from a cultural point of view and examples of rights-based approaches. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.

Introduction to journal articles raising awareness about Indigenous youth. To access this article, scroll to page 4.

Introduction to the research section of this journal offering articles on Aboriginal business, community, and economic development.

Introduction to articles relating to Aboriginal wineries in New Zealand and Canada, Indigenous labour mobility, First Nation social economy and the gaming industry.

Study examined differences in education, training and employment experiences between those participating in the program and those who did not.

Calculates the average lifetime earnings of Aboriginal males and females contingent on whether or not they earn a high school diploma, attend technical school, or attend university.

Chapter nine from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.