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Mining and communities in Northern Canada : history, politics, and memory / edited by Arn Keeling and John Sandlos.

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Mining and communities in Northern Canada : history, politics, and memory / edited by Arn Keeling and John Sandlos.

Publication

Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2015]
©2015

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Description

xiv, 441 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm.

Summary

"For indigenous communities throughout the globe, mining has been a historical forerunner of colonialism, introducing new, and often disruptive, settlement patterns and economic arrangements. Although indigenous communities may benefit from and adapt to the wage labour and training opportunities provided by new mining operations, they are also often left to navigate the complicated process of remediating the long-term ecological changes associated with industrial mining. In this regard, the mining often inscribes colonialism as a broad set of physical and ecological changes to indigenous lands. This collection examines historical and contemporary social, economic, and environmental impacts of mining on Aboriginal communities in northern Canada. Combining oral history research with intensive archival study, this work juxtaposes the perspectives of government and industry with those of local communities. The oral history and ethnographic material provides an extremely significant record of local Aboriginal perspectives on histories of mining and development in their regions."--

Series Statement

Canadian history and environment series, 1925-3702 ; no. 3

Uniform Title

Canadian history and environment series 3.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

Issued also in electronic format.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Section 1: Mining and memory. 1.From igloo to mine shaft: Inuit labour and memory at the Rankin Inlet nickel mine / Arn Keeling and Patricia Boulter -- 2.Narratives unearthed, or how an abandoned min doesn't really abandon you / Sarah M. Gordon -- 3."It's just not natural": First Nation family history and the Keno HIll silver mine / Alexandra Winton and Joelle Hogan -- 4.Gender, labour, and community in a remote mining town / Jane Hammond -- 5."A mix of the good and the bad": Community memory and the Pine Point mine / John Sandlos -- Section 2: History, politics, and mining policy. 6.The revival of Quebec's iron ore industry: Perspectives on mining, development, and history / Jean-Sebastien Boutet -- 7.Indigenous battles for environmental protection and economic benefits during the commercialization of the Alberta oil sands, 1967-1986 / Hereward Longley -- 8.Uranium, Inuit rights, and emergent neoliberalism in Labrador, 1956-2012 -- 9.Privatizing consent? Impact and benefit agreements and the neoliberalization of mineral development in the Canadian north / Tyler Levitus and Emilie Cameron -- Section 3: Navigating mine closure. 10.Contesting closure: Science, politics, and community responses to closing the Nanisivik mine, Nunavut / Scott Midgley -- 11."There is no memory of it herre": Closure and memory of the Polaris mine in Resolute Bay, 1973-2012 / Heather Green -- 12.Liability, legacy, and perpetual care: Government ownership and management of the Giant mine, 1999-2015 / Kevin O'Reilly.

ISBN

9781552388044
1552388042

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Harvard Library