Business is one of the fastest growing areas in post-secondary education, but there is little understanding of Indigenous business practices. This article looks at three Arctic communities in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and their associated co-operative businesses. I examine how these businesses express cultural values, as well as the business skill needs within these communities. Key informant interviews were conducted in each of the three Arctic communities, and three conclusions were made: (a) Co-operatives act as links between communities and their economic activities, (b) Business skills within communities need to be developed, and (c) Business skills need to include cultural components, as co-ops represent cultural economic expressions.

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土著商业教育的教学途径：向当前的土著商业实践学习

商业是专上教育中增长最快的领域之一，但是对土著商业惯例知之甚少。本文着眼于育空地区，西北地区和努纳武特地区的三个北极社区及其相关的合作企业。我研究了这些企业如何表达文化价值以及这些社区内的企业技能需求。在三个北极社区中的每个社区进行了重要的信息提供者访谈，并得出了三个结论：（a）合作社充当社区与其经济活动之间的联系；（b）需要发展社区内的商业技能，以及（c ）商务技能需要包括文化成分，因为合作社代表着文化经济表达。