Nature Environmental Conservation & Protection
Islands' Spirit Rising
Reclaiming the Forests of Haida Gwaii
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2015
- Category
- Environmental Conservation & Protection, Forests & Rainforests, Native American Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774827669
- Publish Date
- Jul 2015
- List Price
- $32.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774827676
- Publish Date
- Dec 2014
- List Price
- $125.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774827652
- Publish Date
- Dec 2014
- List Price
- $95.00
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Description
Set in the rich natural, cultural, and political landscape of Haida Gwaii, Islands’ Spirit Rising examines the long-term conflict over the islands’ ancient forests and recent events that unfolded in the context of collaborative land-use planning. In response to threats posed by a century of logging, a local Indigenous-environmental-community movement built enough momentum to challenge the multinational forest industry and the political structures enabling it. This book traces the evolution of this dynamic force, from the early days of Haida resistance to the modern context of alliances, legal battles, and evolving forms of governance.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Louise Takeda is a research affiliate with the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the University of Victoria.
Editorial Reviews
Takeda provides a provocative and much needed explanation of the persistence of unsustainable forest practices in British Columbia … [Her] careful power analysis framework allows her to challenge established historical narratives by presenting a new and pressingly needed perspective on both collaborative ecosystem management and Indigenous land claims.
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