ABSTRACT

In this book, we explore the economic wellbeing of Indigenous peoples globally through case studies that provide practical examples of how Indigenous wellbeing is premised on sustainable self- determination that is in turn dependent on a community’s evolving model for economic development, its cultural traditions, its relationship to its traditional territories and its particular spiritual practices. Adding to the richness, geographically these chapters cover North, Central and South America, Northern Europe, the Circumpolar Arctic, Southern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania and a resulting diverse set of Indigenous peoples. The book addresses key issues related to economic, environmental, social and cultural value creation activities and provides numerous examples and case studies of Indigenous communities globally which have successfully used entrepreneurship in the pursuit of sustainable development and wellbeing.

Readers will gain practical understandings of the nature of sustainable economic development from a cross- section of case studies of Indigenous perspectives globally. The chapters map out the international development of Indigenous rights and the influence that this has had on Indigenous communities globally in asserting their sovereignty and acting on their rights to develop sustainable governance and economic development practices. Readers will develop insights into the intersection of Indigenous governance with sustainable practice and community wellbeing through practical case studies that explain the need for Indigenous- led economic development and governance strategies, which are responsive to local, regional, national and international realities in developing sustainable Indigenous economies focused on economic, environmental, social and cultural value creation.

This book will be useful for Indigenous and non- Indigenous business students studying undergraduate business or MBA programs who seek to understand the global context and the varied experiences of Indigenous peoples in developing sustainable economic development strategies that promote community wellbeing.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|35 pages

Invitation to ethical space

A dialogue on sustainability and reconciliation

chapter 2|18 pages

Coyote learns commerce

chapter 4|24 pages

Consultation or free, informed and prior consent?

A comparative legal analysis of Indigenous consultation during natural resource activities in Australia and Canada

chapter 5|35 pages

Towards measuring Indigenous sustainability

Merging vernacular and modern knowledge

chapter 6|18 pages

The Inuit

Sustaining themselves, the Arctic and the World

chapter 7|27 pages

Self-gentrification as a pro-active response to tourism development

Cases of Indigenous entrepreneurship in mainland China and Taiwan

chapter 8|43 pages

What is a river?

Cross-disciplinary and Indigenous assessment

chapter 9|28 pages

Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) in Galiza

Indigeneity or peasanthood?

chapter 11|31 pages

Andean enterprises

A case study of Bolivia’s Royal Quinoa entrepreneurs