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Living Rhythms: Lessons in Aboriginal Economic Resilience and Vision

Living Rhythms: Lessons in Aboriginal Economic Resilience and Vision

Wuttunee, Wanda

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Series: McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies, Book 37

EconomicsCanadian HistoryNative American History

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ISBN10: 0773527540
ISBN13: 9780773527546
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: Oct 14 2004
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.80
Language: English

There are few works on economic development among Canada's Aboriginal. Living Rhythms offers a current perspective on indigenous economics, planning, business development, sustainable development, and knowledge systems. Using a series of cases studies featuring Aboriginal communities and organizations, Wanda Wuttunee shows that their adaptations to economic and social development are based on indigenous wisdom and experience. She demonstrates that the choices made to meet community and individual goals in Aboriginal economic development, business and entrepreneurship growth are important to a strong Canadian economy. Will Aboriginal communities cherish the environment, elders, and traditions or will maximizing returns on investment be the objective? Are these objectives mutually exclusive? What does it mean to Aboriginal communities to participate meaningfully in the economy? What are the benefits and what are the costs of these choices?

Wuttunee states: As Aboriginal peoples, we may not want to completely mirror mainstream business choices. We may choose to bring emotion, spirit, and caring in addition to strong business skills. We may choose a package of strategies that in the end provides balance in ways that vary across Aboriginal nations but maintains an integrity that is not often seen in the business world.

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