[Economy 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.

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What does

mean?Economy [

Cost of Living

Business(Un)

employmentJob

Training

Hot Topics in Economy:

The cost of living is rising for many people as the price of gas goes up, especially

because we live in an isolated area.

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!

Over 90% of our community members

are unemployed and/or on social

assistance!

Our band offers job training like:

wFirst AidwFoodsafewServing it RightwWhite Water Safety &

Rescue

wFirearm Acquisition Certificate (FAC)wNon-Timber Forest

Products (NTFPs)wTimber Framing

Great Bear Nature Tours in Nekite, Smith Inlet

Mill & Timber logging in Strachan Bay

Our Special Claim money could be used to start businesses that would help our community

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

)Almost all of

the money that keeps our band running comes from the government (we are not self-

sufficient)

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