Students examine how current Indigenous peoples fiscal relationships limit economic growth and development in their communities and the changes that can be made to current public finance policies and systems to address this concern. They are also introduced to the key knowledge and skills necessary to participate in negotiating a new Indigenous peoples fiscal relationship and to help successfully implement it in their communities. Topics include a history of Indigenous peoples Fiscal relationship; public finance in Canada; problems with the Indigenous peoples fiscal relationship; options to improve the Indigenous peoples fiscal relationship; and Indigenous peoples and other government public finance and fiscal interests. The capstone of the course is a Indigenous peoples fiscal relations negotiation role play. Prerequisite: ECON 1220 or equivalent with a minimum C
Students examine how current Indigenous peoples fiscal relationships limit economic growth and development in their communities and the changes that can be made to current public finance policies and systems to address this concern. They are also introduced to the key knowledge and skills necessary to participate in negotiating a new Indigenous peoples fiscal relationship and to help successfully implement it in their communities. Topics include a history of Indigenous peoples Fiscal relationship; public finance in Canada; problems with the Indigenous peoples fiscal relationship; options to improve the Indigenous peoples fiscal relationship; and Indigenous peoples and other government public finance and fiscal interests. The capstone of the course is a Indigenous peoples fiscal relations negotiation role play. Prerequisite: ECON 1220 or equivalent with a minimum C