As Long As the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Natice Communities in Western Canada - Hardcover

Waldram, James B.

 
9780887551437: As Long As the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Natice Communities in Western Canada
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0887551432 ISBN 13: 9780887551437
Publisher: Univ of Manitoba Pr, 1988

Synopsis

Waldram examines the politics of hydroelectric dam construction in the Canadian northwest, focussing on the negotiations and agreements between the developers and the Native residents. He shows the parallels between the treatment of Natives by the government of Canada in these negotiations and the treaty process a century earlier.

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About the Author

James B. Waldram is a medical anthropologist at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Review

"A valuable contribution to Canadian native studies." (Queen's Quarterly)

"A well-organized account of the continuing battle over the control of natural resources in Canada's north." (American Historical Review)

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Publisher
Univ of Manitoba Pr
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0887551432
ISBN 13 
9780887551437
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
253

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