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The Town that Lost its Name: The Impact of Hydroelectric Development on Grand Rapids, Manitoba [Peter Kulchyski and Ramona Neckoway]

Publisher: 
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Year of publication: 
2006

“This report will find material that, if anything, illustrates the restraint we have used in characterizing what is in fact an appalling history that has lead to a tragic legacy.”

Aboriginal Employment in the Banking Sector in Manitoba [Kathleen Sexsmith]

Publisher: 
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Year of publication: 
2006

“This report investigated the effects of information technology on Aboriginal employment in the airline and banking sectors in Manitoba.”

True Partners: Charting a New Deal for BC, First Nations and the Forests We Share [Ben Parfitt]

Author:
Publisher: 
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Year of publication: 
2007

“The central issue addressed in this paper is whether the numerous resource and revenue sharing agreements recently concluded between First Nations and the province are likely to be of lasting social, economic and environmental benefit. If they are not, and if successfully concluded treaties remain a long way off, are there things the province could do now to re-define how it shares forest resources and revenues with First Nations in a way that is more meaningful, equitable and just?”

Doing Community Economic Development [Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, CCPA]

Publisher: 
Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Year of publication: 
2007

"Challenging traditional notions of development, these essays critically examine bottom-up, community economic development strategies in a wide variety of contexts: as a means of improving lives in northern, rural and inner-city settings; shaped and driven by women and by Aboriginal people; aimed at employment creation for the most marginalized. Most authors have employed a participatory research methodology.

The Income Gap Between Aboriginal Peoples and the Rest of Canada [Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, CCPA]

Publisher: 
Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Year of publication: 
2010

"This study breaks new ground by examining data from Canada’s last three

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