Dances with dependency : out of poverty through self-reliance
Record details
- ISBN: 9781932824070
- ISBN: 1932824073
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Physical Description:
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313 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: Woodland Hills, California : Ravencrest Publishing, 2008.
- Copyright: ©2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | New April 2014. "The original edition of this book, titled Dances with dependency: indigenous success through self-reliance, was published in 2006." -- title verso |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-308) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: I had a dream...: Background -- A front row seat -- Responding to a challenge -- The raven's call -- Courage to face the unpleasant -- Demographic tsunami: Major problem or urgent opportunity? -- The looming crisis no one knows about: The demographic tsunami -- Opposing demographic trends -- The American demographic tsunami -- Implications of demographic trends: The economic bomb -- A clear message to Aboriginal leaders -- The urgent need for Aboriginal labor -- Summary of fiscal impact -- Impact on taxpayers: The demographic tsunami -- A wake-up call for America -- A first and second wave: From self-reliance to colonialism -- The first wave: Indigenous development prior to contact: Aboriginal existence prior to European contact: 9,600 year canoe journey: Populations and social structures maintained by natural resources; Political institutions; Social structure; Philosophical and spiritual views; Indigenous economies -- Lessons from Aboriginal ancestors: Self-reliance, self-discipline and leadership; Mindset or attitude; Cultural cooperation or synchronization -- The second wave: At sea in the colonial storm: Impact of contact: Colonization; The law as the tool for colonial demands; Achieving "social reform" through law and policy; Residential schools; Disease -- Impacts of the third wave: Cultures and communities in disarray -- Social impacts of the welfare trap: General -- A government history of encouraging dependency -- Why so many social pathologies? Impact on youth and women -- Impacts on general Aboriginal population -- A looming American crisis -- External expressions of internalized dependency: Culture of expectancy -- Free money? Lottery winners without the windfall -- From interdependence to utter nonsense -- Indian crabs: the phenomenon of lateral violence -- The American dream? -- Economic impacts of the welfare trap: "Shaman economics" and economic isolation -- Federal tunnel vision -- Copying a bad precedent -- No market, no risk, no attention -- Economic decision-making with third party money -- The welfare trap and political pathologies: The state of Aboriginal democracy -- A rising call for governance reform -- Aboriginal elites and government lateral violence -- Corruption, nepotism, and abuse of power -- Mismanagement -- The Indian "misery" industry -- The fourth wave: A way out of the storm -- From grievance to development mode: An agenda for action: Asking the right question -- The Aboriginal starting point: Moving forward from a realistic position -- Economic integration -- An agenda for action -- Dual strategies: Communities vs. urban populations -- Wai wah, America -- The opportunity: The booming and growing Aboriginal business sector -- Resource development a major driver -- Aboriginal asset base and leverage: Land; Cash; Labor force; Development leverage over traditional territories: Consultation and accommodation requirements -- Building capacity through government procurement and private sector set-asides and preference buying: Government; Private sector minority supplier diversity programs -- Barriers to Aboriginal economic development...and the way forward: Inherent barriers -- Systemic barriers -- Creating an attractive development framework: Importance of local control (sovereignty) and stability; Reform is in the works -- The role of education in building sustainable economies: General -- Developing a strategic economic plan and a focused education policy -- Current status of Aboriginal education -- Building on models and innovation -- Economic models to build on: An international perspective: New Zealand Maroi; Alaska's Native Americans; Mississipi Choctaws -- Community and corporate models in Canada: A win/win standard: Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal business association; Memertou First Nation; Osoyoos Indian band; Corporate leadership: Examples of ATCO group and Akita drilling ltd. -- The way forward for urban Aboriginals: Overview: Limited financial resources -- Strangers in a strange land -- Addressing the problems: Retaining the connection to home communities -- Education and training: Elementary and secondary; Post-secondary -- The way forward for urban Aboriginals cont'd.: Housing; Political voice -- Making up for lost time: A way forward for America -- End notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- List of artworks. |
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