November 25-27, 2009
Iqaluit, Nunavut
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Purpose of the Nunavut Summit:
- To bring together knowledgeable practitioners in the social economy with researchers working in the field.
- To define the nature of the social economy in Nunavut, and in Northern Canada.
- To explore what current research on the social economy in Northern Canada offers social enterprises confronting the issues and challenges of operating in Nunavut.
- To identify and elaborate the role of Inuit organizations in the social economy.
- To highlight best practices among social enterprises in Nunavut.
- To review and critique the role of public policy that applies to the social economy, including helping government understand its role in supporting social enterprise.
- To enhance the awareness of the broad importance and scope of the social economy in Nunavut among practitioners and the public, and, in particular, youth.
- To build knowledge of the social economy and best practices in the sector in other areas of Canada.
- To link Nunavut to the national network of community practitioners and researchers in the social economy of Canada.
CSEHub POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS:
- National Approaches to Social Economy Development: Public Policy and the Social Economy in Canada. By Rupert Downing, Co-director of CSEHub. Click here for the PPT.
- Resources and Tools for Social Economy Development. By Annie McKitrick and Ashley Hamilton-MacQuarrie. Click here for the PPT.
- Examples of Social Economy Organizations. By Annie McKitrick and Ashley Hamilton-MacQuarrie. Click here for the PPT.
OTHER POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS:
AUDIO FILES FROM THE SUMMIT
Social Economy Research:
- Introduction to the Social Economy, and the Social Economy in Nunavut by Chris Southcott. Nov 26, 2009. 25.36 minutes, 11.7 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- The Importance of the Social Economy in Nunavut by Glenn Cousins. Nov 26, 2009. 21.17 minutes, 9.7 Mb. Click here for the Mp3.
- Mapping the Social Economy in Nunavut by Chris Southcott. Nov 26, 2009. 12.52 minutes, 5.9 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- The State and the Social Economy by Frances Abele, Carleton University. Nov 26, 2009. 14.10 minutes, 6.5 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- Indigenous Communities and the Social Economy by Chris Southcott for David Natcher. Nov 26, 2009. 36.54 minutes, 16.9 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- The Role of Land Claim Organizations in the Northern Social Economy by Thierry Rodon, Laval University. Nov 26, 2009. 23.10 minutes, 10.6 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- Mining and the Social Economy in the Canadian North by Arn Keeling, Memorial University. Nov 26, 2009. 13.32 minutes, 6.2 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- Baseline Study of the Formal and Informal Economic Activity in Igloolik
by Francis Abele for Sheena Kennedy, Carleton University. Nov 26, 2009. 10.56 minutes, 5 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- The Role of Cooperative Enterprise in the Social Economy of Repulse Bay by Jen Alsop, Carleton University. 15.52 minutes, 7.3 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
Social Enterprises: Nunavut Perspectives
Panel: Key Issues and Challenges
Moderated by Virginia Lloyd, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Iqaluit.
Panelists:
- Chris Heide, Making connections, Pangnirtung
- Emily Angulalik, Kitikmeot Heritage Society, Cambridge Bay
- Norman Ford, Kangiqliniq HTO, Rankin Inlet
- Caroline Anawak, YWCA Agvvik Nunavut, Iqaluit
- Jocelyn Bouthillier, Pulaarvik Fablu Friendship Centre, Rankin Inlet
Click here for the Mp3 file of this panel discussion. 49.22 minutes, 22.6 MB.
National Approaches to Social Economy Development
- Public Policy and the Social Economy in Canada by Rupert Downing. Nov 27, 2009. 39.41 minutes, 18.2 MB. Click here for the Mp3.
- Resources for the Social Economy Development by Annie McKitrick. Nov 27, 2009. 12.20 minutes, 5.6 MB. Click here for the Mp3.