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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keeling, Arn, author, editor.

Sandlos, John, 1970- author, editor.

Series:

Canadian history and environment series, 1925-3702 ; 3.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral industries--Canada, Northern--History.

Mineral industries.

Mineral industries--Political aspects--Canada, Northern.

Mineral industries--Social aspects--Canada, Northern.

Mineral industries--Environmental aspects--Canada, Northern.

Mineral industries--Economic aspects--Canada, Northern.

Oral history--Canada, Northern.

Oral history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.

Place of Publication:

Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, 2015.

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Half title page; Canadian History and Environment Series page; Full title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Key Mining Terms; Introduction: The Complex Legacyof Mining in Northern Canada; SECTION I: Mining and Memory; 1| From Igloo to Mine Shaft: Inuit Labour and Memory atthe Rankin Inlet Nickel Mine; 2| Narratives Unearthed, or, How an Abandoned Mine Doesn't Really Abandon You; 3| "It's Just Natural": First Nation Family Historyand the Keno Hill Silver Mine; 4| Gender, Labour, and Communityin a Remote Mining Town

5| "A Mix of the Good and the Bad": Community Memory and the Pine Point MineSECTION II: History, Politics, and Mining Policy; 6| The Revival of Québec's Iron Ore Industry: Perspectives on Mining, Development, and History; 7| Indigenous Battles for Environmental Protection and Economic Benefits during the Commercialization of the Alberta Oil Sands, 1967-1986; 8| Uranium, Inuit Rights,and Emergent Neoliberalismin Labrador, 1956-2012; 9| Privatizing Consent?Impact and Benefit Agreementsand the Neoliberalization of Mineral Development in the Canadian North; SECTION III: Navigating Mine Closure

10| Contesting Closure: Science, Politics, and Community Responses to Closing the Nanisivik Mine, Nunavut11| "There Is No Memory of It Here": Closure and Memory of the Polaris Mine in Resolute Bay, 1973-2012; 12| Liability, Legacy, and Perpetual Care: Government Ownership and Management of the Giant Mine, 1999-2015; Conclusion; Notes on Contributors; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-55238-806-9

OCLC:

939261996