Aboriginal Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Canada: Thoughts on Current Theory and Practice

Anderson, Robert B.; Giberson, Robert J.

doi:10.1016/s1074-7877(03)04007-8

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“…The interviews with Ilnu entrepreneurs revealed the importance of the social impact of their companies, particularly in terms of job creation and support for young people. The desire to create jobs corroborates the results of Anderson and Giberson (2004). Their sample of indigenous entrepreneurs identifies job creation as the primary benefit sought.…”

Section: The Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Forest Entrepreneurssupporting

confidence: 68%

Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurship: A case study in Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Nation

Beaudoin¹,

LeBel²,

Bouthillier³

2009

The Forestry Chronicle

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The participation of the First Nations in Canadian forestry is a growing and irreversible phenomenon. There is a lack of information on forestry initiatives in Aboriginal communities, particularly regarding factors contributing to entrepreneurial development within Aboriginal communities. It is in this context that we present a case study that allowed us to draw a portrait of forestry entrepreneurs within the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh. Our results reveal the determinant but delicate role played by the band council in developing forestry entrepreneurship in the community. Our research also indicates that it is essential to define the roles of various economic and political stakeholders in order to promote private forestry initiatives.Key words: Aboriginal people, forestry, economic development, entrepreneurship RÉSUMÉ La participation des Premières Nations à la foresterie canadienne est un phénomène en croissance et irréversible. Il existe un manque d'information sur les initiatives forestières des communautés autochtones. En particulier, les facteurs contribuant au développement entrepreneurial au sein des communautés autochtones sont méconnus. Avec l' étude du cas de la communauté Ilnu de Mashteuiatsh, nous présentons un portrait des entrepreneurs forestiers autochtones. Nos résultats révèlent le rôle déterminant mais délicat joué par le conseil de bande pour développer l' entrepreneuriat forestier dans la communauté. Notre recherche montre aussi qu'il est essentiel de préciser les rôles des différents acteurs économiques et politiques afin de favoriser les initiatives privées en foresterie.

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Section: The Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Forest Entrepreneurssupporting

confidence: 68%

Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurship: A case study in Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Nation

Beaudoin¹,

LeBel²,

Bouthillier³

2009

The Forestry Chronicle

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“…While it is indeed true that the indigenous peoples have done everything possible to keep their traditions and life by fighting for their rights, aimed at achieving their own development objectives under their social, economic, and cultural patterns that characterize them as indigenous peoples [38], there are indigenous communities, where entrepreneurship and enterprise "are widely accepted as the key to building a more vibrant economy," as illustrated by Peredo et al [38] who cite and extend the works of Anderson and Giberson [39] in Peru.…”

Section: Social Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Anderson and Giberson [52] consider it a challenge to build in the field of entrepreneurship literature, a theoretic paradigm ad hoc to the context of such peoples, especially since the difference is based on communal enterprise values, with a strong link between entrepreneurship and earth, nonprofit, and decisions based on the common good [38,51], among others, but one cannot ignore that it is an emergent investigation field for future projections [53].…”

Section: Social Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Entrepreneurship in Mexico

Barba‐Sánchez¹,

Molina-Ramírez²

2016

Social Enterprise - Context-Dependent Dynamics in a Global Perspective

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The main objective of this chapter is to show how social entrepreneurship favors endogenous development of indigenous communities to improve their quality of life, while contributing to the preservation of their cultural heritage and also promoting environmental protection and sustainable development. In this context and based on the approaches of the Theory of Entrepreneurship, it discusses what is meant by social entrepreneurship and the impact of social capital in the creation of such enterprises.To this end, and using case methodology, three Indigenous social enterprises located in Mexico are examined in depth, indicating how their distinct way of understanding the individual's role in society or their concept of property determines a social capital embedded in their DNA as an indigenous people. In this sense, their collectivist culture shapes a type of enterprise that goes beyond the social, to one that may be called communal.

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“…For Aboriginal communities, economic development represents a key to increasing their level of autonomy and selfsufficiency and improving their living conditions (Anderson and Giberson 2004). How can economic development address social problems such as poor health and infrastructure?…”

Section: Context Of the Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…How can economic development address social problems such as poor health and infrastructure? The literature on this issue highlights the collective nature of Aboriginal approaches to economic development, which is generally undertaken to create collective wealth that in turn can fund programs to achieve social objectives (Anderson 1997b, Anderson and Giberson 2004, Hindle and Lansdowne 2005. Given that about 80% of Aboriginal communities are located within commercial forestry zones, forests represent a strategic means of development for these communities ( RCAP 1996, NAFA-IOG 2000.…”

Section: Context Of the Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aboriginal economic development of forest resources: How can we think outside the wood box?

BeaudoinJean-Michel

2012

The Forestry Chronicle

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This paper presents the rational and theoretical setting for research focusing on Aboriginal economic development of forest resources. Acknowledging that 1) previous initiatives to support Aboriginal involvement in the forest sector have had limited success to date, and 2) we have little understanding of what economic development of forest resources really means for Aboriginal people, this paper advocates a community-driven approach to forest development, where a First Nation community can address the following four questions: What do we have? Where do we want to be? How do we get there? How well are we doing? In doing so, the First Nation community will strategically define 1) its capacity to engage in the economic development of forest resources, 2) its goals in doing so, 3) the steps needed to successfully take advantage of the opportunities at hand, and 4) the criteria and indicators of success.

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Aboriginal Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Canada: Thoughts on Current Theory and Practice

Cited by 57 publications

References 12 publications

Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurship: A case study in Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Nation

Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurship: A case study in Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Nation

Social Entrepreneurship in Mexico

Aboriginal economic development of forest resources: How can we think outside the wood box?

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