North Star Group

1 week ago

We are pleased to announce the soon-to-be-launched global report on Linking Indigenous Communities with Regional Development, an OECD study that aims inform and guide countries/states on how they can better:

· Improve Indigenous statistics and data governance.

· Create an enabling environment for Indigenous entrepreneurship and small business development at the regional and local levels.

· Improve the Indigenous land tenure system to facilitate opportunities for community and economic development.

· Adapt policies and governance to implement a place-based approach to economic development that improves policy coherence and empowers Indigenous communities.

While a summary of the recommendations can be found below, the full report will be unveiled at next week’s EMRIP (Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) meeting in Geneva. You can watch the EMRIP sessions live below July 15 through 19.

Also, the North Star Group is supporting the OECD, AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy at the George Washington University and the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis on a similar United States-based case study to examine how economic development in Indigenous communities can be linked with regional and rural development efforts. If you are interested in learning more about how to engage in this important work, please contact us!

Summary EMRIP Link: www.oecd.org/regional/Indigenous-Communities-Policy-Highlights.pdf ...