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Projet de recherche Developing Perspectives on Canadian Indigenous Identity and Private Economic Law Relations The dynamic inter-relationship of land, culture and politics (of property, identity and governance) is especially striking during periods of economic transformation. Conceiving a legal framework that facillitates a specifically aboriginal economic modernity demands examination of how aboriginal collectivities are currently responding to the complex challenges issuing from these interconnected concerns. I propose carrying out fieldwork in order to trace the trajectory of these three interactive variables-- property, identity and governance-- within aboriginal collectivities. The point is to see, first, if legislative initiatives to increase access to credit for members of aboriginal collectivities have worked, and, secondly, to gauge what impact this is having on governance structures and cultural identity among people in these communities. By identifying various forms and consequences of transition to a credit- based economy, the objective of this study is to highlight the alternatives that currently face members of aboriginal collectivities pursuing greater economic prosperity while at the same time aspiring to maintain the traditions and values at the heart of their identities.
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