Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec Martin, Thibault and Hoffman, Steven M.

ISBN 10: 0887557058 / ISBN 13: 9780887557057

Published by University of Manitoba Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec Martin, Thibault and Hoffman, Steven M.
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0887557058
• ISBN 13: 9780887557057
• Binding: Paperback May 16, 2008
• Condition: gebraucht; wie neu

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Synopsis

Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec examines the evolution of new agreements between First Nations and Inuit and the hydro corporations in Quebec and Manitoba, including the Wuskwatim Dam Project, Paix des Braves, and the Great Whale Project. In the 1970s, both provinces signed so-called “modern treaties” with First Nations for the development of large hydro projects in Aboriginal territories. In recent times, however, the two provinces have diverged in their implementation, and public opinion of these agreements has ranged from celebratory to outrage. Power Struggles brings together perspectives on these issues from both scholars and activists. In debating the relative merits and limits of these agreements, they raise a crucial question: Is Canada on the eve of a new relationship with First Nations, or do the same colonial attitudes that have long characterized Canadian-Aboriginal relations still prevail?

About the Authors

Thibault Martin is a professor of Sociology at the Université du Québec en Outaouais and is the author of De la banquise au congélateur: mondialisation et culture au Nunavik.

Steven M. Hoffman is a professor of Political Science at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has published several books on energy and environmental policy and has served as a director for several state-wide environmental policy and advocacy organizations.