"The eastern coast of the Côte d'Ivoire comprises the area of lagoons. The population here is divided into twelve language groups with Akye being one of them. The Akye numbering 55,000 constitute a part of the Akan group of ethnicities. Before colonization each village was autonomous and, when threatened, they united to form a 'confederation'. Usually these people are not governed by chiefs, although a man's social position is determined by his age."

In Moscow, from April 25-27 2007, the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North is hosting the International Fair Exhibition Northern Civilization Region Expo 2007. The purpose of the exhibition is to grant a practical opportunity to communities of indigenous people to show their acheivements in cafts production, promote their business, develop new contacts and partnes and seek investors for projects implementation.

Black Pages is Australia's first and only national on-line Indigenous Business and Community Enterprise Directory.

The Aboriginal Business Directory is an online listing of Aboriginal businesses in Canada. It is available to all Canadian status and non-status Indians, Inuit and Métis businesses, associations, partnerships or other legal entities, on or off reserve.

The ABSN builds on the structure of existing Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC) located across the country which provide free-of-charge access to government information on business programs, services and regulations. These resources will be tailored to meet unique requirements of Aboriginal clients and will be accessible by phone, fax, e-mail, the World Wide Web and walk-in sites.

CAMSC operates as a private sector-led, non profit membership organization in Canada dedicated to the economic empowerment of socially and economically disadvantaged communities through business development and employment.

This Aboriginal Tourism Planning Tool Kit will enable the entrepreneur or First Nation community to investigate Web links to funding, training programs and business services in order to strategically select a tourism sector and to develop a unique and authentic product.

A village by the name of Puno, in southeastern Peru near Lake Titicaca, was once the seat of the Inca Empire. A 2003 Development Marketplace award-winner, this project will contribute to the improvement of environmental conditions and increase the incomes of rural families in the Lake Titicaca area by encouraging farmers to produce oca, a widely cultivated tuber in the area. This marmalade is frequently used in rural Andean cuisine because of its high yield and good taste. The project will targe more...

This report (pdf file) from the World Bank's Social Development Department was released in February 2004, building on a 2002 Bank-wide Social Development strategy. Three social indicators are identified in this report as important for sustainable development: inclusion, cohesion, and accountability. The executive summary reads: "Just as economic development is positive economic change, social development is positive social change. Positive social change refers to transformation that better equ more...

Oaxaca, Mexico is world famous for its artesania. E-commerce has developed slowly for artesans, many of whom have not entered a cybercafe. Yet the Web is growing in popularity. Planeta.com co-hosts a series of bilingual discussions about responsible tourism and the April presentation of our Oaxaca Options discussion series spotlights artesania-tourism-internet connections. Presentations will be made by Carlos Ortega, Eric Mindling and David Sutherland on April 2, 2003. Notes will be posted onlin more...