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Aborignal entrepreneurship
Map: Alberta's Métis and First Nations reserves
Last Updated: Saturday, May 30, 2009 | 11:01 AM MT
Tina Faiz CBC News
Fresh Tracks: Carving a new path for aboriginal business
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- Starting out: Aboriginal art therapist sets up shop
- Clearing the hurdles of on-reserve start-ups
- High hopes dashed on Alberta First Nation after data centre closes
- Made in Goodfish Lake: a First Nations business success story
- Small start, big dreams: creating young aboriginal entrepreneurs
Audio
- Soundscape: Raymond Yakelaya
- A First Nations filmmaker tells aboriginal stories
- Soundscape: Chuck Isaacs
- A Métis businessman on succeeding in business
- Soundscape: Jean Tait
- Aboriginal art therapist shares a session with CBC
- Soundscape: Scott Ward
- Aboriginal hypnotist strikes it on his own
- Soundscape: Amiskwaciy Academy
- Aboriginal high school teaches entrepreneurship
- Panel: Aboriginal economic development
- Challenges and successful strategies
- Analysis: Shalene Jobin Vandervelde
- University of Alberta's aboriginal governanace coordinator
- Extended interview: George Halfe
- CEO of Goodfish Lake Developments shares his secrets of success
- Debrief: Alexander First Nations data centre shuts down
- Interview: Aboriginal relations minister Gene Zwozdesky
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There are 188,365 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit living in Alberta, and 61% of them are off-reserve urban dwellers.
There are 45 First Nations in Alberta in three treaty areas — Treaty 6, 7 and 8 — with 133 reserves on approximately 730,680 hectares of property. They are shown in the map below with red markers.
The fastest-growing aboriginal population in Alberta are the Métis, increasing by 73 per cent from 1996 to 2006. Alberta is home to Canada's largest Métis population (389,785 people or 22%), according to Statistics Canada. Métis settlements are shown with blue markers.
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