Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: With the resolution of outstanding claims and growing Aboriginal authority over their lands and resources, the potential for Aboriginal communities to grow economically is greater now than ever before. Anderson notes that corporate-Aboriginal partnerships have increased enormously over the last ten years, primarily because business people believe that partnering with Aboriginal people will improve their long-term profitability. Concurrently, Aboriginal nations in Canada seem to be adopting an approach to economic development that includes business alliances among Aboriginal and nonAboriginal people, and capacity building through education, institution building, and the acquisition of land and resources. Within the Department of Indian Affairs, policy and practice increasingly emphasizes economic development and good governance—structural changes that can make important differences in the lives of Aboriginal people.
Author: Cynthia J. Chataway
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2291854503