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The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

Deconstructing Indian Act Economics

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In this book Carol Anne Hilton, author of Indigenomics, explores growing Indigenous economic power achieved despite systemic barriers resulting from the racist policies of the Indian Act. Hilton deconstructs these barriers and maps an ethical way forward based on radical inclusion and Indigenomics in action.

Chapter Contributors Pages Year Price
Hilton introduces the foundations of Indigenomics and the themes explored in the chapters to follow, highlighting key factors that support the emergence of Indigenous economic power.
10 $1.00
This chapter explores how the process of “othering”, inherent in the policies of the Indian Act, has reinforced systemic inequality and exclusion of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
8 $0.80
This chapter explores how the Indian Act has historically restricted Indigenous economic development, defines the concept of “Indian Act economics”, and outlines its lasting negative …
22 $2.20
This chapter highlights the Indian Act’s discriminatory policies by examining, and applying an ethical lens to, the language used throughout the Act.
14 $1.40
This chapter introduces the concept of the “cost of doing nothing” and its implications for Indigenous economic development and social inclusion.
10 $1.00
This chapter exposes the false narratives used throughout Canadian history resulting from Indian Act policies that perpetuate harm and injustice to Indigenous communities.
8 $0.80
This chapter, through behavioral analysis and anthropomorphizing of the Act, explores how Indian Act economics has impacted Indigenous social and economic development.
28 $2.80
This chapter explores the Indigenous economic and governance structures that, by centering Indigenous self-determination, dismantle Indian Act economics.
42 $4.20
This chapter highlights initiatives that would help make up $100 billion in Indigenous economic value, such as leveraging cultural capital, advancing sustainable development, and more.
54 $5.40
This chapter provides an overview of the Indigenous economic value creation process. Includes endnotes and an appendix, which explores Indigenous economic pathways that center UNDRIP policies and …
42 $4.20