First Nation government investing policy and community wellbeing

• Other Authors: Blankinship, Shawn (Author), Lamb, Laura (llamb) (Thesis advisor), Dewan, Hasnat (hdewan) (Committee member), Kimmel, Randall (rkimmel) (Committee member), Thompson Rivers University Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics (Degree granting institution)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Thompson Rivers University 2021
• Subjects: Statistics; First Nations; First Nations > Canada; Census data; Census data > Canada; Fiscal policy
• Online Access: https://tru.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/tru%3A5480

This study provides deeper insight into the relationship between First Nation government investing policy and community wellbeing in Canada, and evaluates how geographic remoteness and population level influence this relationship. Community wellbeing is measured by Census data and investing policy is measured by First Nation government financial statements. This study utilizes descriptive statistics, Pearson correlational analysis, and linear regression. The findings demonstrate that own-source revenue maintain positive associations with most community wellbeing measures. A negative association is identified between most community wellbeing measures and higher ratios of both trust fund assets and tangible capital assets. Transfer revenue from Indigenous organizations have greater community wellbeing outcomes compared to direct transfers from the federal/provincial governments. Geographic remoteness is associated with lower education levels, lower housing conditions, and higher Indigenous language knowledge. These new insights can inform Indigenous leaders as they shape policy development for the benefit of First Nations people. financial First Nation Indigenous community wellbeing investing policy regression correlation