What does
$ Economy $ mean?
E
conomy means what we buy, how we get the money to buy it, and where that money goes. It can also include trading things, like food & firewood.
Hot Topics in Economy:
C Cost of Living
The cost of living is rising for many people as the price of gas goes up, especially because we live in an isolated area.
Business We don’t have very many band-run businesses, so most of our money gets spent outside our village. There’s lots of opportunity though!
(Un) employment
C Job Training Our band offers job training like:
Over 90% of our community members are unemployed and/or on social assistance!
w First Aid w Foodsafe w Serving it Right w White Water Safety & Rescue wFirearm Acquisition Certificate (FAC) w Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) w Timber Framing
[ Our Special Claim money could be used to start businesses that would help our community
Great Bear Nature Tours in Nekite, Smith Inlet
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[ ) Almost all of the money that keeps our band running comes from the government (we are not selfsufficient)
Our people traditionally worked in the ‘goods’ industry, as fishermen, loggers, craftsmen, etc. But out of all the jobs in BC nowadays, only 1 in 5 are in ‘goods’. The rest (4 out of 5) are in ‘services’, meaning cashiers, waitresses, nurses, teachers, social workers, etc.
There is a lot of funding available for economic development in first nation communities, from groups like Community Futures
Mill & Timber logging in Strachan Bay