Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship

This article seeks to understand Indigenous social enterprise in a “current state snapshot” and in a complex historical context. Specifically, the authors begin by placing into theoretical context social enterprises serving Indigenous communities. The framework for Indigenous social enterprise is r...

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Main Authors: Ushnish Sengupta, Marcelo Vieta, JJ McMurtry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing 2015-06-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
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Online Access:https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/196
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spelling doaj-73275e466ae2429e9330dbc80a5574582021-04-14T21:30:18ZengCanadian Centre for Studies in PublishingCanadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research1920-93552015-06-016110.22230/cjnser.2015v6n1a196Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of EntrepreneurshipUshnish Sengupta0Marcelo Vieta1JJ McMurtryUniversity of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult EducationAssistant Professor, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education. This article seeks to understand Indigenous social enterprise in a “current state snapshot” and in a complex historical context. Specifically, the authors begin by placing into theoretical context social enterprises serving Indigenous communities. The framework for Indigenous social enterprise is related to theories of Indigenous entrepreneurship and “quadruple bottom line” organizations. The authors explain the role of culture as an under-researched element and as a critical component of Indigenous social enterprise. The article also highlights gender leadership of social enterprise in Indigenous communities. Finally, the article provides three case studies that exemplify Indigenous social enterprise in Canada. Dans cet article, les auteurs cherchent à comprendre les entreprises sociales autochtones dans leur état actuel ainsi que dans la complexité de leur contexte historique. Plus précisément, les auteurs commencent leur article en situant dans un contexte théorique particulier les entreprises sociales desservant les communautés autochtones. Le cadre utilisé pour décrire ces entreprises a des liens avec des théories sur l’entreprenariat autochtone et sur les organisations à quadruple résultat. Ensuite, les auteurs représentent la culture comme étant à la fois un élément insuffisamment étudié et une composante critique de l’entreprise sociale dans un milieu autochtone. D’autre part, ils rendent compte de la prédominance des leaders féminins dans ces entreprises. Finalement, ils présentent trois études de cas illustrant l’entreprise sociale autochtone au Canada. https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/196IndigenousAboriginalFirst NationsEntrepreneurshipCultureSocial enterprise
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Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
Indigenous
Aboriginal
First Nations
Entrepreneurship
Culture
Social enterprise
author_facet Ushnish Sengupta
Marcelo Vieta
JJ McMurtry
author_sort Ushnish Sengupta
title Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship
title_short Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship
title_full Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship
title_fullStr Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship
title_full_unstemmed Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada: Incorporating Culture as an Essential Ingredient of Entrepreneurship
title_sort indigenous communities and social enterprise in canada: incorporating culture as an essential ingredient of entrepreneurship
publisher Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
series Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
issn 1920-9355
publishDate 2015-06-01
description This article seeks to understand Indigenous social enterprise in a “current state snapshot” and in a complex historical context. Specifically, the authors begin by placing into theoretical context social enterprises serving Indigenous communities. The framework for Indigenous social enterprise is related to theories of Indigenous entrepreneurship and “quadruple bottom line” organizations. The authors explain the role of culture as an under-researched element and as a critical component of Indigenous social enterprise. The article also highlights gender leadership of social enterprise in Indigenous communities. Finally, the article provides three case studies that exemplify Indigenous social enterprise in Canada. Dans cet article, les auteurs cherchent à comprendre les entreprises sociales autochtones dans leur état actuel ainsi que dans la complexité de leur contexte historique. Plus précisément, les auteurs commencent leur article en situant dans un contexte théorique particulier les entreprises sociales desservant les communautés autochtones. Le cadre utilisé pour décrire ces entreprises a des liens avec des théories sur l’entreprenariat autochtone et sur les organisations à quadruple résultat. Ensuite, les auteurs représentent la culture comme étant à la fois un élément insuffisamment étudié et une composante critique de l’entreprise sociale dans un milieu autochtone. D’autre part, ils rendent compte de la prédominance des leaders féminins dans ces entreprises. Finalement, ils présentent trois études de cas illustrant l’entreprise sociale autochtone au Canada.
topic Indigenous
Aboriginal
First Nations
Entrepreneurship
Culture
Social enterprise
url https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/196
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