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1 online resource |
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Contemporary studies on the North ; 9
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Contemporary studies on the North ; 9.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Born at a traditional Inuit camp in what is now Nunavut, Joan Scottie has spent decades protecting the Inuit hunting way of life, most famously with her long battle against the uranium mining industry. Twice, Scottie and her community of Baker Lake successfully stopped a proposed uranium mine. Working with geographer Warren Bernauer and social scientist Jack Hicks, Scottie here tells the history of her community's decades-long fight against uranium mining. Scottie's I Will Live for Both of Us is a reflection on recent political and environmental history and a call for a future in which Inuit traditional laws and values are respected and upheld. Drawing on Scottie's rich and storied life, together with document research by Bernauer and Hicks, their book brings the perspective of a hunter, Elder, grandmother, and community organizer to bear on important political developments and conflicts in the Canadian Arctic since the Second World War. In addition to telling the story of her community's struggle against the uranium industry, I Will Live for Both of Us discusses gender relations in traditional Inuit camps, the emotional dimensions of colonial oppression, Inuit experiences with residential schools, the politics of gold mining, and Inuit traditional laws regarding the land and animals. A collaboration between three committed activists, I Will Live for Both of Us provides key insights into Inuit history, Indigenous politics, resource management, and the nuclear industry."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Growing Up on the Land -- Qablunaat, Moving to Town, and Going to School -- Uranium Exploration, Petitions, and a Court Case -- Kiggavik Round 1: The Urangesellschaft Proposal -- The Nunavut Agreement and Gold Mining near Baker Lake -- Uranium Policy in Nunavut -- Kiggavik Round 2: The AREVA Proposal -- Protecting Our Land and Caribou -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Why Nunavut Needs a Public Inquiry into Uranium Mining-A Position Statement from Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Scottie, Joan.
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Uranium industry -- Environmental aspects -- Nunavut.
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Environmental protection -- Nunavut.
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Inuit -- Civil rights -- Nunavut.
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Inuit -- Nunavut -- Social conditions.
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Uranium industry -- Nunavut.
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Uranium industry -- Social aspects -- Nunavut.
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Inuit women -- Nunavut -- Biography.
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Inuit -- Nunavut -- Biography.
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Environmental protection. |
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Inuit. |
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Inuit -- Civil rights. |
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Inuit -- Social conditions. |
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Inuit women. |
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Uranium industry. |
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Uranium industry -- Environmental aspects. |
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Uranium industry -- Social aspects. |
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Nunavut. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRxCJJJvfmGpdrBhDmJc |
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Autobiography
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Bernauer, Warren, author.
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Hicks, Jack, 1958- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxVC7KVqx4MbvBkDXQM8y
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Scottie, Joan. I will live for both of us. Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, 2022 088755265X 9780887552656 (OCoLC)1266642349 |
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9780887552670 electronic book |
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0887552676 electronic book |
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0887552692 electronic book |
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9780887552694 (electronic bk.) |
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