Aboriginal knowledge for economic development by David Newhouse, Jeff Orr and the Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program
"This volume analyzes the benefits challenges and practices of Mi'kmaw and Maliseet language immersion programs in Atlantic Canada, illustrating how these programs provide Aboriginal youth with a solid foundation of worldviews, ethics, values and identities that are essential for improved academic success. This volume also examines the Honouring Traditional knowledge Project, a two-year project to seek Elders' views on how to include them and traditional knowledge in all aspects of community economic research and development. The Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program (AAEDIRP) is a partnership between the member communities of the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC), the Innu and Inuit of Labrador, twelve Atlantic Canadian universities and federal and provincial government founders. The Main purpose of the AAEDIRP is to improve the knowledge concerning Atlantic Aboriginal economic development in order to improve the lives of Aboriginal people in the region. Book jacket."
Call Number: McPherson E96.65 A87A267 2013
ISBN: 9781552665886
Publication Date: 2013