Arctic revolution : social change in the Northwest Territories, 1935-1994 / John David Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, John David, 1919- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Northwest Territories--History.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Northwest Territories--Politics and government.

Inuit--Northwest Territories--Politics and government.

Inuit.

Inuit--Northwest Territories--History.

Northwest Territories--History.

Northwest Territories.

Northwest Territories--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Oxford : Dundurn Press, [1994]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This path-breaking book offers some no-nonsense truth about northern development.

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; Dedication; The Wisdom of Our Fathers; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: BEFORE THE REVOLUTION; 1 Setting the Stage; The Arctic Revolution: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; The Land and Its People; The Ancient Feuds; The Coming of the White Man; 2 Early Boom Years; Petroleum and Mineral Development; Yellowknife; The Legends; Fighting for Democracy; Links to the South; 3 Sovereignty and Defence; Air Power; The Defence of the West; CANOL; PART TWO: REVOLUTION UNDER WAY; 4 The Revolution Begins; Sivertz and Hunt; Aboriginal Policy; Building a Team; Arctic Towns

Aboriginal EmploymentFree Whites and Tied Whites; 5 The Carrothers Report; The Final Report; 6 Ottawa Arrives: Thirty Tons of Paper; 7 Native Organizations; All That Rises Must Converge; The Company of Young Canadians; The Indian Brotherhood; The Métis Association; COPE; The Dene Nation; PART THREE: REVOLUTION CULMINATES; 8 Pipeliners; Blair and Horte; Squaring Off; After the Honeymoon Comes Divorce; Playing Rough; 9 Tom Berger's Magic Circus; The Report; Native Claims; Impact of the Report; Gotterdamerung; The Victims; 10 Political Evolution and Devolution; A Historical Year - 1975

The Government LeaderMusical Chairs; The Drury Inquiry; 11 Native Claims; Inuit and Inuvialuit; The COPE Settlement; Hard Hammering with the Dene; Federal Policies; The Gwich'in Agreement; The Sah'tu Agreement; The Dehcho; The Dog Ribs; The Treaty 8 Tribal Council; 12 Living Together Today; Education; Division; The Economics of Survival; Women; The New Northerners; Epilogue; Before the Fall: Eden Lost; After the Fall: Thoughts on Burnout; Appendix: Dene and Métis Declarations; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611962302

9781281962300

1281962309

9781554880782

1554880785

9781459713734

1459713737

OCLC:

244771094