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ABORIGINAL AUTONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN QUEBEC AND LABRADOR
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| By: |
Colin Scott (Editor) |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774808454 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774808453 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2002 |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Description: |
The essays in this volume illuminate key conditions for autonomy and development: the definition and redefinition of national territories as cultural orders clash and mix; control of resource bases upon which northern economies depend; and renewal and reworking of cultural identity. |
| Synopsis: |
The Canadian North is witness to some of the most innovative effortsby Aboriginal peoples to reshape their relations with"mainstream" political and economic structures. NorthernQuebec and Labrador are particularly dynamic examples of these efforts,composed of First Nations territories that until the 1970s had neverbeen subject to treaty but are subject to escalating industrial demandsfor natural resources. The essays in this volume illuminate keyconditions for autonomy and development: the definition andredefinition of national territories as cultural orders clash and mix;control of resource bases upon which northern economies depend; andrenewal and reworking of cultural identity. |
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8 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
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