Digital Reading Room 2.0 -- LIND-501: Leadership Reflection II

LIND-501: Leadership Reflection II Report a Broken Link

Over the past few decades, community economic development efforts are increasingly taking a long-term and more comprehensive approach. LIND-501:Leadership Reflection II contributes to this trend by taking a strategic approach to Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) community planning and economic development. The course is grounded in the work of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, which identified four key elements of community development: strategy, culture match, governance and leadership, and institution building. Students will examine the relationship between successful community economic development, culture, and tradition to build legitimacy for community support and prosperity.

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Required Readings

Lesson 1: Seven Generations Planning (Background)

Stefanelli, R. D., Walker, C., Kornelsen, D., Lewis, D., Martin, D. H., Masuda, J., Richmond, C. A. M., Root, E., Neufeld, H. T., & Castelden, H. (2019). Renewable energy and energy autonomy: How Indigenous Peoples in Canada are shaping an energy future. Environmental Reviews, 27(1), 95–105.

Supplementary Reading: Walker, R., Jojola, T., & Natcher, D. (2013). Reclaiming Indigenous planning. McGill-Queen’s University Press.

Supplementary Reading: Tamayose, B. (2013). A review of “Reclaiming Indigenous Planning.” Journal of the American Planning Association, 79(4), 348.

Lesson 2: Strategic Approach

Government of Ontario. (2018). First Nations community economic development guide for Ontario.

Lesson 3: Culture Match

Begay Jr., M. A. (2011). The importance of cultural match [Video]. Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series, Indigenous Governance Database.

Calliou, B. & Wesley-Esquimaux, C. (2014). A wise practices approach to Indigenous community development in Canada. In C. Voyageur, L. Brearley, & B. Calliou (Eds.), Restorying Indigenous leadership: Wise practices in community development (2nd ed., pp. 31–59). Banff Centre Press.

Taylor, J. B. (2008). Determinants of development success in the Native Nations of the United States. Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy and Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.

Lesson 4: Comprehensive Community Planning (Background)

Indigenous Services Canada. (2018). CCP handbook: Comprehensive community planning for First Nations in British Columbia (4th ed.).

Supplementary Reading: Pecarski, R. G. (1987). Comprehensive community planning within BC Indian communities: A case study [Master’s thesis, University of British Columbia]. UBC Theses and Dissertations.

The entire thesis is worth reading, but if you are limited on time read Section 4: Analysis of the Case Study, pages 96 to 138, and the Conclusion, pages 139 to 160.

Supplementary Reading: Prusak, Y. (2011). An examination of First Nations comprehensive community planning in Saskatchewan [Master’s thesis, University of Saskatchewan]. Harvest.

Again, like the reading above, the entire thesis is worth reading. If you are limited on time, read Chapter 2, Conceptualizing Planning and First Nations on pages 8 to 37, and Chapter 6, Concluding Thoughts Towards Indigenous Planning and Saskatchewan First Nation Comprehensive Community Planning on pages 106 to 111.

Lesson 5: Governance and Leadership

Muskego, P. (1995). Leadership in First Nations schools: Perceptions of Aboriginal educational administrators [Master’s thesis, University of Saskatchewan]. Harvest.

Raybould, T. (2006). The economics of First Nations governance: Investment capital, money and wealth accumulation. National Centre for First Nations Governance.

Lesson 6: Institution Building

Chandler, M. J., & Lalonde, C. E. (2008). Cultural continuity as a protective factor against suicide in First Nations youth. Horizons, 10(1), 68–72.

Carr-Stewart, S., Marshall, J., & Steeves, L. (2011). Inequity of education financial resources: A case study of First Nations school funding compared to provincial school funding in Saskatchewan. McGill Journal of Education/Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGill, 46(3), 363–377.

Deer, F. (2014). The institutional and community capacity for Aboriginal education: A case study. in education, 19(3), 3–16.

Lesson 7: Community Engagement (Background)

Canadian Renewable Energy Association. (2017). Wind energy development: Best practices for Indigenous and public engagement.

Relationship Building with First Nations and Public Health Research Team. (2017). Relationship building with First Nations and public health: Exploring principles and practices for engagement to improve community health – literature review. Locally Driven Collaborative Projects.

Steiner, J., & Taylor, L. (2019, June 25). Indigenous planning: Six examples of creative engagement that work. Shared Value Solutions.

Lesson 8: Grey and Natural Infrastructure

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. (2014). Evaluation of the First Nations infrastructure fund.

Baird, K., & Podlasly, M. (2020, September 3). The opportunity for Indigenous infrastructure: A central economic recovery activity. Public Policy Forum.

Canadian Institute for Climate Choices. (2021). Case study: Growing forests in a city.

Canadian Institute for Climate Choices. (2021). Case study: Wetlands can be infrastructure, too.

Lesson 9: Nation Building

Department of Justice Canada. (2018). Principles respecting the Government of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples.

United Nations. (2007). United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Nickason, M. F. (2020). Nation-building in 21st century Canada: The role of legitimacy in the transformation of Crown-First Nations relations [Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia]. UBC Theses and Dissertations.

Read only the section titled “Indigenous ways of conceiving of legitimacy,” pages 177 to 203. If you found this interesting and want to dig deeper, read “First Nations–state comparisons” that compares Western and First Nations’ conceptions of legitimacy, pages 204 to 238.

Optional Readings

Lesson 10: Indigenous Economic Development Corporations

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. (2020). National perspectives on Indigenous prosperity: Aboriginal economic development corporation capacity.

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. (2013). Community and commerce: A survey of Aboriginal economic development corporations in Ontario.

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. (2015). Community and commerce: A survey of Aboriginal economic development corporations in Ontario.

Lesson 11: Economic Development, Culture, and Tradition

National Indigenous Economic Development Board. (2022). National Indigenous economic strategy for Canada 2022: Pathways to socioeconomic parity for Indigenous Peoples.

Lesson 12: Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship

Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of British Columbia. (2011). First Nations financial fitness: Your guide for getting healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Native Women’s Association of Canada. (n.d.). Financial health & wealth.

Lesson 13: Developing Partnerships and Networks

Tulk, J. E. (2013). Guiding principles for Aboriginal economic development. Cape Breton University Shannon School of Business.

Indigenous Works. (n.d.). Seven stage partnership model.

Please read all pages within this section of the website, including Why Partnerships Matter, Description of the 7 Stages, and Business Case for Partnerships.