Dartmouth – The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC) has released two volumes of research entitled Aboriginal Measures for Economic Development and Aboriginal Knowledge for Economic Development.

The research was undertaken to improve the knowledge base concerning Atlantic Aboriginal economic development in order to improve the lives of Aboriginal peoples in the region.

The books will be of special interest to academics and those engaged in Aboriginal program development.

“Within Atlantic Canada, we believe that there is limited data and research related to Aboriginal economic development” said John Paul, Executive Director of APC. “This is the first time we as Aboriginal people collectively in the Atlantic region produced critical information to further the development of the right economic development initiatives for our future.  This research is now available to academics and the broader general public.”

The research was commissioned by APC through the Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program (AAEDRIP). APC worked closely with university partners to coordinate, compile and edit the research within these two volumes of research.  The AAEDIRP is a unique partnership between the 37 member communities of the APC, the Inuit of Labrador, and twelve Atlantic Canadian universities. The AAEDIRP receives core funding from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Developmen ...