Abstract
“Aboriginal economic development” differs from other forms of development by emphasizing aboriginal values and community involvement. Joint ventures, while providing business advantages, may not be able to contribute to aboriginal economic development. This paper examines two joint ventures in the interior of British Columbia to examine their ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development desired by aboriginal communities. The AED framework examines business structure; profitability; employment; aboriginal capacity in education, experience, and finance; preservation of traditional values, culture and language; control of forest management over traditional territory; and community support. Established in the context of unresolved land claims, both enterprises partially contribute to aboriginal economic development, but in different ways and with different overall results.
Highlights
This paper uses a modified Aboriginal Development Framework (Anderson 1999) to examine the structure and results of two forestry joint ventures in British Columbia (BC)
This paper examines two joint ventures in the interior of British Columbia to examine their ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development desired by aboriginal communities
The Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) framework we developed for this paper combines elements from other frameworks in the literature on Aboriginal entrepreneurship and economic development
Summary
This paper uses a modified Aboriginal Development Framework (Anderson 1999) to examine the structure and results of two forestry joint ventures in British Columbia (BC). A recent research project on forestry business ventures involving Aboriginal communities entitled “First Nations and Sustainable Forestry: Institutional Conditions for Success” found seventeen forestry JVs in their national survey (Trosper et al 2008) Another national study earlier in the same year on Aboriginal forestry collaborations identified twelve forestry JVs in their study (Hickey and Nelson 2005). In this paper First Nation will refer to a status Indian or band as defined by the Indian Act. Jeremy Boyd and Ronald Trosper communities want to protect their rights and title over their natural resources while forest companies want to conduct business within these territories. Jeremy Boyd and Ronald Trosper communities want to protect their rights and title over their natural resources while forest companies want to conduct business within these territories One reason for both parties to build a business relationship is to create ‘certainty’ for accessing the timber supply. Prior to presenting our results, we first present the conceptual framework that guided our research
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