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Reconciling the North: Transit Pipelines and the Pursuit of Self-Sufficient Self-Government in the Yukon
No full textThe research investigates how the responsibilities of Self-Governing Yukon First Nations (SGYFNs) regarding Settlement Land under the Umbrella Final Agreement, 1993, can be used to advance pipeline projects on Indigenous land title. In doing so, it challenges the contemporary notion of the Westphalian state system that has come to define the modern nation-state entity. Accordingly, the investigation employs contemporary border theory to examine how the responsibilities and obligations of SGYFNs, the Government of Yukon, and the Government of Canada can solve Aboriginal boundary issues to develop a sustainable Arctic economy in the 21st century, which is on the verge of unprecedented opportunity. As such, it takes transnational pipeline projects in developing countries as the basis of a trans-territorial model within the Canadian context, before concluding that it is equitable, lawful, and fair to provide incentives to reluctant Yukon First Nations to consent to pipeline development projects on Settlement Land
E-Commerce on Reserve: Opportunities, Challenges, and Taxation
No full textThis paper provides an overview of the law relating to the taxation of income stemming from e-commerce2 on Indian3 reserves. The paper seeks to identify the opportunities and limitations for e-commerce on reserve, including the specific tax implications4 for bands, corporations, and individuals, and the practical barriers for Indigenous communities that wish to engage in e-commerce, such as infrastructure and capacity gaps
Sustainability, Ethics, and Authenticity in Indigenous Tourism: The Case of Eskasoni Cultural Journeys on Goat Island
No full textCape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada) is well known as an island tourism destination, recognized for its rich natural beauty, as well as cultural and heritage products. Eskasoni First Nation is the largest of the five Mi’kmaw communities located on Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island), and until recently Mi’kmaw communities were not recognized as a significant part of the Cape Breton tourism product mix. Tourism as a means of encouraging economic development is not uncommon internationally, and while tourism growth has been significant on the island, questions remain regarding its ethics and authenticity in relation to community economic development. This paper explores the development of an Indigenous (Mi’kmaw) cultural heritage ecotourism product through a community-led approach. Using Eskasoni Cultural Journeys as a case study, the research presented in this paper questions sustainability through the lens of triple bottom line (TBL) accounting, which looks at economic, social, and environmental aspects of development, as well as ethical business practices, such as authenticity and community well-being
Tsawwassen First Nation—A Case Study for Economic Development in Coexistence with Thriving Indigenous Culture
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2017 Economic Developer of the Year Award Winners
No full textIn 1995, the Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award was ere ated to recognize and promote recent or long-standing Aboriginal economic development initiatives throughout Canada. Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Individual Category Rose Paul Paqtnkek Mi\u27kmaw Nation Members of Nova Scotia\u27s Paqtnkek Mi\u27kmaw Nation have plenty of reasons to smile these days. [...]thanks in part to various successful ventures the First Nation has captured some national recognition. Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Aboriginal Private Sector Business Category Green Leaf Enterprises Tammy Belanger admits she was not quite sure which direction her life would take when purchasing some property back in the summer of 2000
In Defence of Indigenous Participation in Capitalism
No full textMuch Indigenous studies scholarship asserts that Indigenous peoples must reject capitalism. On the other hand, many (scholars and non-scholars alike) assume that the success of Indigenous communities depends on their willingness to uncritically embrace capitalism. Utilizing Kevin Bruyneel\u27s The Third Space of Sovereignty, this article argues that First Nations can both demand "rights and resources from the liberal democratic settler-state" and challenge "the imposition of colonial rule." In other words, First Nations can simultaneously participate in capitalism and further their sovereignty, and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation provides an example of how this might be done
Indigenous Conceptions of Well-Being: Rejecting Poverty, Pursuing Mino-Bimaadiziwin
No full textAccording to conventional metrics, such as the low-income cut-off and social assistance rates, Indigenous peoples in Canada have disproportionately high levels of poverty. But what does poverty mean from an Indigenous perspective? Drawing on data from the Poverty Action Research Project (PARP) - a five-year partnership between academic researchers, the Assembly of First Nations, and five First Nations communities in different regions of Canada seeking to reduce poverty and improve community health - this paper examines the relational and subjective aspects of poverty and well-being. Our analysis of PARP communities\u27 discussions of poverty and actions to address it suggests that poverty is seen through the lens of what the Anishinaabek call Mino-Bimaadiziwin, which describes "living well" in a holistic, multidimensional, and community-centered sense. Interventions to address poverty therefore would be better framed as initiatives to enable the pursuit of a good life, as Indigenous people understand it, and must consider not only the economic impacts, but also the interrelated environmental, political, intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual, and cultural dimensions
Aki Energy: A Case Study of Aboriginal Social Enterprise
No full textThis case study is an exploration of AKI ENERGY, an Aboriginal social enterprise based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Aki Energy\u27s vision includes a future for Canada\u27s Aboriginal people built on community economic development and renewable energy. A discussion of Aki Energy\u27s activities requires that confronting a number of issues, including: archaic regulatory models, development\u27s historic relationship with assimilation, the often misunderstood niche that social enterprise occupies, and the necessity for development to alleviate some of the economic issues facing Canada\u27s Aboriginal peoples. To understand Aki Energy\u27s perspective, Mr. Shaun Loney, Aki Energy\u27s director of development, was interviewed