Informing Canadian Innovation Policy through a Decolonizing Lens on Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Autor/in	Tamtik, Merli
Titel	Informing Canadian Innovation Policy through a Decolonizing Lens on Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 50 (2020) 3, S.63-78 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Indigenous Knowledge; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Land Settlement; Public Policy; Government Role; Federal Government; Cultural Influences; Higher Education; Training; Cultural Maintenance; Self Determination; Social Justice; College Role; Economic Development; Civil Rights; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Unternehmungsgeist; Siedlungsraum; Öffentliche Ordnung; Bundesregierung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausbildung; Selbstbestimmung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Kanada
Abstract	While Indigenous entrepreneurship is associated with significant economic promise, Indigenous innovation continues to be invisible in Canadian policy contexts. This article examines how Indigenous entrepreneurial activities are framed in government policy, potentially leading to another wave of active exploitation of Indigenous lands, peoples, and knowledges. The article first discusses the concepts of Indigenous entrepreneurship and innovation through a decolonizing lens, drawing links to education. Then, it provides a set of rationales for why governments need to re-think and prioritize Indigenous entrepreneurship. Next, it maps the current federal government initiatives in this policy sector. Drawing from the Indigenous entrepreneurship ecosystem approach (Dell & Houkamau, 2016; Dell et al., 2017), the article argues that a more comprehensive policy perspective guiding Indigenous entrepreneurship programs should inform Canadian innovation policy. Individual voices from 13 Indigenous entrepreneurs in Manitoba point to three core issues: (a) relationships with the land and the community; (b) the relevance of (higher) education and training; and (c) the importance of cultural survival and self-determination. The article makes an argument for a systemic decolonizing change in how Indigenous innovation is approached in government policy and programs, supported by the work of higher education institutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01