Indigenous economics history
Please watch and summarize videos 1, 10, 13 and 14 of the documentary Unnatural Causes at this
link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEF0280B25D0841C4
Do you agree with the theory of the social determinants of health? Why or why not?
- According to the Joint Keeyask Development Agreement (JKDA), how would total economic benefits
(assuming 2.5% Preferred Equity) for a) the construction period of the dam and b) the operational
period of the dam differ if in O’Gorman and Buckland (2014) a multiplier of 1.6 were used. Please
show your work. - Please watch and summarize the comments by Chief Arlen Dumas, Grand Chief Derek Nepinak and
Dr. Pam Palmater in this video on mining in Mathias Colomb Cree Nation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h76IrG7Y4HA
Do you think mining is a positive form of economic development in First Nations? Why or why not? - Using the paper “Modern Land Claim Agreements and Northern Canadian Aboriginal Communities”
by James Saku (World Development, 30(1), pp. 141–151), answer the question: have modern
treaties improved economic and social conditions in northern Canadian communities? Please cite 4
results from Table 5 and Table 7 in the paper that provide evidence for your opinion.
Please watch and summarize videos 1, 10, 13 and 14 of the documentary Unnatural Causes at this
link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEF0280B25D0841C4
Do you agree with the theory of the social determinants of health? Why or why not?
- According to the Joint Keeyask Development Agreement (JKDA), how would total economic benefits
(assuming 2.5% Preferred Equity) for a) the construction period of the dam and b) the operational
period of the dam differ if in O’Gorman and Buckland (2014) a multiplier of 1.6 were used. Please
show your work. - Please watch and summarize the comments by Chief Arlen Dumas, Grand Chief Derek Nepinak and
Dr. Pam Palmater in this video on mining in Mathias Colomb Cree Nation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h76IrG7Y4HA
Do you think mining is a positive form of economic development in First Nations? Why or why not? - Using the paper “Modern Land Claim Agreements and Northern Canadian Aboriginal Communities”
by James Saku (World Development, 30(1), pp. 141–151), answer the question: have modern
treaties improved economic and social conditions in northern Canadian communities? Please cite 4
results from Table 5 and Table 7 in the paper that provide evidence for your opinion.