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History Native American

Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador

edited by Colin Scott

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2002
Category
Native American, Native American Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774808453
    Publish Date
    Jan 2002
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774808446
    Publish Date
    May 2001
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774841085
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95

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The Canadian North is witness to some of the most innovative efforts by Aboriginal peoples to reshape their relations with “mainstream” political and economic structures. Northern Quebec and Labrador are particularly dynamic examples of these efforts, composed of First Nations territories that until the 1970s had never been subject to treaty but are subject to escalating industrial demands for natural resources. The essays in this volume illuminate key conditions for autonomy and development: the definition and redefinition of national territories as cultural orders clash and mix; control of resource bases upon which northern economies depend; and renewal and reworking of cultural identity.

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Contributor Notes

Colin H. Scott is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, McGill University.