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Indigenous Business Research
Over the course of your time in the Science and Business program, you may be interested in focusing some of your projects or research on Indigenous Peoples in business. If so, there are many good places to start.
The resources on this page will be focused on business research.
However, if you are interested in researching Indigenous Peoples and highlighting their voices more broadly, or learning more, two great places to start your journey are on the Indigenous Research LibGuide or the University of Waterloo's Office of Indigenous Relations' Resources & Allyship page.
Openly Available Resources
Indigenous Business Directory
- Indigenous Business DirectoryLooking to find an Indigenous company to research? Use this tool created by the Canadian government to find one.
Canadian Council for Indigenous Business
- Canadian Council for Indigenous BusinessUse the "Research" tab to find publications on public policy or reports on the Indigenous business environment.
First Nations Data Centre
- First Nations Data CentreThe First Nations Data Centre is a Knowledge Translation resource from FNIGC that provides access to published, unpublished, and record-level data from our respected national survey work.
Indigenous Studies Portal
- Indigenous Studies Portal (I-Portal)Created by the University of Saskatchewan, the I-Portal provides online access to research primarily on Canadian Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous Business Case Studies
Cape Breton University's Indigenous Business Case Studies
The Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Studies at Cape Breton University has put together a collection of 59 case studies on Indigenous businesses. They are free to use for educational purposes.
- CBU's Indigenous Business Case StudiesAvailable for free via CBU Scholar.
Indsights' Case Studies
In an effort to integrate Indigenous voices into education, Indsights has created several case studies with teachers and students in mind.
- Indsights' Indigenous Business Case StudiesAvailable for free through Indsights website. Youtube videos, PDFs, and teaching notes are all provided.
United College's Indigenous Entrepreneurship Case Studies
Created to help Indigenous Entrepreneurs see themselves in entrepreneurship, United College's Indigenous Entrepreneurship program has begun the process of research writing their own set of Indigenous business case studies.
- United College's Indigenous Entrepreneurship Case StudiesAvailable via the Indigenous Entrepreneurship program at United College.
Books
Context, Policy, and Practices in Indigenous and Cultural Entrepreneurship by ISBN: 1668475804Publication Date: 2023-04-28Covering key topics such as government policy, entrepreneurial education, information technology, and trade, this premier reference source is ideal for policymakers, entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, scholars, researchers, academicians, instructors, and students.