| Summary: | This case study uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine Inuit and First Nations perspectives and initiatives to foster sustainable entrepreneurship and economic development related to the forthcoming Mackenzie Gas Pipeline in Canada's Northwest Territories. The 1,220-kilometer pipeline will connect the Mackenzie Delta to the Alberta Oil Sands and North American markets. These findings will be of interest to business, government and Indigenous leaders involved in resource development. Key aspects include self-government and land claim agreements, approaches to entrepreneurship and economic development, sustainable development, human resource development initiatives, business service support and increased participation of women and Aboriginal peoples. indigenous peoples; aboriginal people; Northern America; Canada; entrepreneurship; economic development; oil and gas; resource management; sustainable development; sustainability; corporate social responsibility; CSR; globalisation; Arctic; Inuit; First Nations; gas pipelines; self-government; land claim agreements; human resource development; HRD; business service support; female participation; women.
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