A study of natural resource use by the Nehiyaw (Cree) First Nation

• Published in: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
• Main Authors: Missens, Richard, Anderson, Robert, Dana, Léo Paul
• Other Authors: University of Regina (UR), Montpellier Research in Management (MRM), Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Aboriginal peoples; natural resources; land management; economy; land use; environment; traditional territories; Cree; Nehiyaw First Nation; Canada; capitalism; resource exploitation; resource management; Indian reserves; [SHS.GESTION]Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administration; [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance; [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology; Indian; First Nations
• Online Access: https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02048496; https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2014.062017

International audience The traditional relationship - that Aboriginal peoples in Canada have had with their land and its resources - has changed significantly since the arrival of Europeans. During the 17th and 18th centuries, trade relations with the newcomers introduced to Aboriginal peoples: 1) capitalism; 2) the capitalist view toward land; 3) the exploitation of resources. The newly formed Canadian Government in the late 19th century with its Indian policy expedited the shift to a capitalist economy with the creation of Indian reserves. During the mid-20th century, First Nations began to view economic interests as a part of their own development agenda. Today, Aboriginal people have developed new systems of self-government and self-determination that have increased their participation within the economy at all levels. They have expanded their jurisdictions and have created modern economic opportunities that include the management of resources in areas such as agriculture, forestry, fishing, water and non-renewable resources as examples.