IDEAS Insights The transformative power of social enterprise | Page 6

by 2020, an estimated one in four new entrants to the labour market will be of
aboriginal ancestry [11]. A significant amount of social, economic and cultural value is
lying untapped within indigenous communities. The example of the Osoyoos Indian
Band shows that through social business innovation, aboriginal communities have the
power to truly reshape modern Canadian society.
Further information on the Osoyoos Indian Band’s development can be found at
www.oibdc.ca
Further information on the Indian Act, residential schools, & the reserve system
can be found at
http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/government_policy/
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