CHAPTER 1 • How Does First Nations Social and Economic Development Contribute to the Surrounding Region? A Case Study of Membertou

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE • Exploring Indigenous Economic Tenacity in Canada ix
4. INTRODUCTION • Indigenous Economic History as the History of Tenacity 1
5. PART ONE • Strategic Leadership 23
6. CHAPTER 1 • How Does First Nations Social and Economic Development Contribute to the Surrounding Region? A Case Study of Membertou 23
7. CHAPTER 2 • Incremental Planning: The Tsawwassen First Nation Experience 70
8. CHAPTER 3 • Fulfilling Treaty Promises: Treaty Land Entitlement and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation’s First Urban Reserve in Saskatoon 91
9. PART TWO • Culturally on Point
10. CHAPTER 4 • Trading on Tradition: Innovative Indigenous Enterprise 121
11. CHAPTER 5 • Capitalism: Can It Be Indigenized? 144
12. CHAPTER 6 • The Challenges and Opportunities for First Nations Economic Self-Determination within British Columbia 170
13. PART THREE • Family Connections
14. CHAPTER 7 • Honouring Entrepreneurial Resilience: Atlantic Region Lifetime Achievers 215
15. CHAPTER 8 • A Métis Light in the Northern Darkness: A Case Study 237
16. CHAPTER 9 • Neechi Commons Case Study: A Lost Love Letter to Winnipeg 246
17. PART FOUR • Partnering for Success
18. CHAPTER 10 • Tahltan Economic Tenacity: From Affluence to Poverty to Affluence 261
19. CHAPTER 11 • Stronger Together: First Nations– Municipality Community Collaborations1 276
20. CONCLUSION • What Have We Learned about Indigenous Tenacity? 303
21. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 309
22. CONTRIBUTORS 313
23. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 315
24. INDEX 333