Commercial

“Situated in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, the Osoyoos Indian Band has a strong vision for its future, which it is realizing through initiatives in agriculture, eco-tourism, and commercial, industrial and residential developments. The combination of rich agricultural land and desert tracts provides ideal conditions for many of the Band's businesses, most notably their vineyards and winery.”

"Aboriginal people share a common commitment to address the economic challenges facing their communities. Though not widely recognized, many communities throughout the country are beginning to experience economic success in areas ranging from small business development to larger scale commercial projects. Aboriginal people can, and have, succeeded on “their own terms”, adapting mainstream business practices to their own strongly held values and cultures. For complex reasons, others continue to struggle.

"In the late nineteenth century, to the alarm of government conservationists, the North American plains bison population collapsed. Yet large herds of other big game animals still roamed the Northwest Territories, and Aboriginal people depended on them for food and clothing. Hunters at the Margin examines the conflict in the Northwest Territories between Native hunters and conservationists over three big game species: the wood bison, the muskox, and the caribou.

"The Torngat Joint Fisheries Board is the primary body making recommendations to the Minister on the conservation of species or stocks of Fish, species of Aquatic Plants and Fish Habitat in the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area.
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"The Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement sets out Inuit fishing, hunting, trapping and gathering rights in the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area (LISA) and makes specific provisions for those who live outside of LISA. Harvesting issues are managed by the Renewable Resources division."

"The Minigoo story begins thousands of years ago, before European settlement of North America, when the ancestors of today's Mi'kmaq people came in their ocean going canoes to harvest shellfish and lobster from the shallow bays and harbours of Prince Edward Island. "

"This guide will assist you in completing an application for an aquaculture site (occupation permit and/or lease) and an aquaculture licence for a marine culture operation in Eastern New Brunswick."

"This guide has been prepared to assist you with the completion of an aquaculture licence application for aquaculture activities located on land or in non-tidal waters. Examples of inland aquaculture sites include hatcheries, trout ponds, as well as grow out operations in non-tidal waters."

"In New Brunswick, the rearing of smolt and trout in fresh water dates back to the early 1870s. For many years, the goal was to produce young fish for the sole purpose of restocking natural watercourses. The rearing of these species thus remained a government effort exclusively for nearly a century. It was not until the 1970s that the regulations were changed to allow the private sector to engage in this activity and commercialize production."

"The Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Board provides loan guarantees for the purchase of fishing licenses or quotas. The program is designed to share the financial risk with financial institutions."