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1st Annual Creative Leaders Aboriginal Economic Prosperity Symposium [Hart Searle, Namir Anani, Patricia Stirbys]

Alternate Title
Annual Creative Leaders Aboriginal Economic Prosperity Symposium ; 1st, 2015
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Hart Searle
Namir Anani
Patricia Stirbys
thorvick's method productions
Description
Representative from Imperial Oil speaks about company's Aboriginal relations guiding principles and guidelines with respect to consultation, workforce and business development and community relations. CEO of Information and Communications Technology Council speaks about digital technology sector's growth potential and need for talent. National Aboriginal services lead for AECOM talks about engagement, and small business and employment opportunities in the mining sector. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:20:06. .
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2008 Nunavut Economic Outlook: Our Future to Choose

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Graeme Clinton
Stephen Vail
Description
Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic goals and the challenges in advancing their economic and social objectives while coping with economic, social and environmental changes.
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2010 Nunavut Economic Outlook

Alternate Title
2010 Nunavut Economic Outlook: Nunavut's Second Chance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Impact Economics
Description
Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic and environmental performance based on its investments in wealth-generating capital by looking at demographic trends and developments in the areas of education, health, social well-being and income.
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Aboriginal Communities and Mining in Northern Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert F. Keith
Northern Perspectives, vol. 23, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 1995-96
Description
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) held meetings to identify mining-related issues, opportunities, concerns and discuss projects, which would meet the needs of the communities.
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Aboriginal Communities to Play Critical Role as Minerals and Metals Industry Searches Country for Trained Workers

Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, pp. 22-23
Description
Discussion on the necessity of tapping into the non-traditional workforce, including women, visible minorities and Aboriginal people, with the goal to fulfill the need for skilled employees in the mining industry over the next decade. Article located by scrolling to page 22 and 23.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Vol. 1, no. 2, June, 2012)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Description
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Participation in Mining

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Looks at the economic and social contributions mining makes to remote and rural communities.
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Aboriginal Partnerships in Canada: Focus on the Diavik Diamond Mine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Missens
Leo Paul Dana
Robert Anderson
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 1, no. 1, 2007, pp. 54-76
Description
Study attempts to evaluate the partnership strategies, commitments and progress made by Diavik in their agreements with Aboriginal communities.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Mining in Canada: Consultation, Participation and Prospects for Change - Working Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Hipwell
Katy Mamen
Viviane Weitzner
Gail Whiteman
Description
Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Mining in Canada: Six Case Studies

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christine Cleghorn
Description
Case studies provide an overview of how aboriginal communities have come to terms with mining and mineral exploration in their territories. They are: Innu Nation and Inco's Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine/Mill; Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and BHP Diamonds Inc.; Tahltan First Nation, the mining industry, and environmental assessment; Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation and B.Y.G. Mt. Nansen Gold Mine; Makivik Corporation and Falconbridge's Raglan Mine; and Nishnawbi-Aski Nation and Ontario's living legacy.
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Aboriginal Sites, Rights and Resource Development

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sandra Bowdler
Aboriginal History, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 222-224
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Sites, Rights and Resource Development edited by R.M. Berndt. Review located by scrolling to page 222.
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Aboriginal Title and Mining in Canada: More Questions Than Answers

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robin M. Junger
Description
Discussion of the ramifications of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia. Chapter 17A from Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
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Across Australia.....From Health Worker to Health Worker: My Grandfather's Culture; The House Fly, Musca Domestica

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Wurramarrabe
Wendy Lalara
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, December 1980, pp. 48-49
Description
Two personal narratives from employees of Groote Eylandt Mining Company's Industrial Health Department regarding the upheaval of mining development and the importance of hygiene in disease prevention.
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Addressing Historical Impacts Through Impact and Benefit Agreements and Health Impact Assessment: Why it Matters for Indigenous Well-Being

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jen Jones
Ben Bradshaw
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 81-109
Description
Looks at the Wishbone Hill Health Impact Assessment in Alaska and the Impact and Benefit Agreement signed for the Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut.
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Addressing Inuit Women’s Economic Security and Prosperity in the Resource Extraction Industry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description

Reports results of literature search and qualitative and quantitative survey data from 29 women living in Arviat, Salluit, Inuvik, and Baker Lake. Study's focus was sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, and identifying gaps, opportunities and recommendations to ensure women's safety and economic security.

Related material: Literature Review.

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Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Debate

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttal
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 8-11
Description
Examines economic opportunity, wilderness preservation and cultural survival in Alaska and the Yukon. To access this article, scroll down to page 8.
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'All Kind of Nation': Aborigines and Asians in Cape York Peninsula

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Athol Chase
Aboriginal Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, Special Issue: Aboriginal-Asian Contact, 1981, pp. 7-20
Description
Comments on the intention of Asian explorers to exploit the rich natural resources, of Cape York Peninsula, for as long as it was profitable.
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All That Glitters: Diamond Mining and Tłįchǫ Youth in Behchokǫ̀ Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colleen M. Davison
Penelope Hawe
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 214-228
Description
Study involved field work, 3 formal focus groups and interviews with 21 individuals. Six themes emerged: increase in transience of the population, tension between work and education, mines as a community resource, inequities in communities, particular view of schooling, and positive outlook on the community and its future.
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American Indians and the Environment

Alternate Title
C
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Liana Roach
Description
Looks at pollution, desertification of the southwest, resource scarcity, and climate change. Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.
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Anthropology, Art and Contest

Alternate Title
Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeremy MacClancy
Description
Introduction to themes in the volume which include: anti-colonialism, anti-racism; painting propaganda, picturing power; individuals, groups, categories; art as property; concepts and objects; and the marketing of art. Chapter 1 from Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World edited by Jeremy MacClancy.
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The Archaeology of 1858 in the Fraser Canyon

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Pegg
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 67-87
Description
Brief overview of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Applied Archaelogy Project at four sites that were significant in hostilities between American miners and the Nlaka'pamux.
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Arctic Energy Development and Best Practices on Consultation With Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dwight Newman
Michelle Biddulph
Lorelle Binnion
Boston University International Law Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 101-160
Description
Looks at some of the challenges associated with energy development in the Arctic which include environment, underdeveloped infrastructure and legal issues surrounding consultation.
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The Arctic: Northern Aboriginal Peoples

Alternate Title
InfoSeries (Library of Parliament)
Publication (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-10E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tonina Simeone]
Description
Comments on some of the key challenges for northerners and their governments.
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Art, Indigenous Sovereignty, and Resistance in the Age of Big Oil: Corwin Clairmont's Two-Headed Arrow/The Tar Sands Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katie Kane
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [152]-195
Description
An analysis of the art installation performed and exhibited in 2018 and discussion of how the artist's works express resistance to the proposed oil pipeline and energy extraction projects going through or near Indigenous lands in the U.S. and Canada.
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