Community development in Rainy River First Nations: a study of self-sufficiency and land-culture

Due to government intervention the inhabitants of Rainy River First Nations were deprived of the material resources available to many Canadians. In 1914, the federal government established a community reserve that consisted of peoples from eight separate and distinct communities, which directly cont...

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Main Author: Blackburde, Gordon Lyle
Other Authors: Kulchyski, Peter (Native Studies), Wuttunee, Wanda (Native Studies) Loxley, John (Economics)
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22044
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Summary:Due to government intervention the inhabitants of Rainy River First Nations were deprived of the material resources available to many Canadians. In 1914, the federal government established a community reserve that consisted of peoples from eight separate and distinct communities, which directly contravened Treaty Three. The paper (through interviews, observation and textual analysis) provides a critical overview of the community's land claims settlement and reclamation process, and struggle for sustainability in the twenty-first century. In addition, it examines the manner that land-culture, human resources and capital resources may be applied to revitalize the community through community development and economic strategies. October 2013