Extractive Industries

Laws Thesis (M.LL.)--Lund University, 2018.

Looks at the effects of asbestos mining on a Baryulgil community.

Website looks at First Nation relationships with the land, natural resource and development. Provides links to First Nations Bands - Tribes, Councils, Alliances, education centres and First Nations organizations in British Columbia.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University Victoria, 2012.

Brief discussion of organization's formation and activities.

Examines how Canada investigated and distorted Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's band finances as a way to discredit her demands that governments respect her community's treaty rights.

Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.

Looks at the Berger Inquiry and the perspectives of First Nations communities on building the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. Duration: 47:12.

Concerns voiced that nickel mine project could prove disastrous for the region's environment and people. Activists want land claims settled before development moves forward.

Examines Indigenous use of their rights in response to conservation and development projects in Suriname.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Contends mining companies should act consistently with the principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) even in the absence of specific legislative requirements.

Presents thoughts on the implementation of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in regard to an open pit iron mine on North Baffin Island.

Book review of: From Enron to Evo by Derrick Hindery.

[History] Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2007.

Reports on the consequences of oil development to the Lubicon livelihood and society.

Examines the changing approaches towards sustainable development undertaken by the Mining Association of Canada within the mineral industry over a period of approximately 20 years.

Discusses the social and economic impacts, both positive and negative, of mining in Canada’s Northern regions and Aboriginal communities.

Looks at the plight of the Cherokee Nation during this period ending with their removal to Oklahoma.

Examines the impact of Inuit and Innu womens' participation in environmental assessment with regards to the Voisey's Bay nickel mine.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2016.

Geology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1969.

Mining and Geological Engineering Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1972.

Examines whether the approved environmental assessment for the Victor Diamond Mine in northern Ontario was properly scoped using criteria identified by the Government of Canada.

Aerial view of Giant Mine.

Historical note:

Examines the impact of mining operations on the health of an Indigenous community.

Looks at the role played by the First Nation in the discovery of gold and their interactions with those who came to exploit the resource.

Archaeology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2001.

Second edition.

Discusses enhancing revenue to Aboriginal communities through mineral resource development on their traditional territories

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--[Carleton University], 2015.

Keynote speech by the Prime Minister of Greenland.

Discusses Earth Guardians, the organization devoted to youth environmental activism, and their current work advocating for a statewide ban on fracking in Colorado. Highlights activist, Xiuihtezcatl Martinez.

Looks at interviews with over 100 people working in the mining sector in the Yukon Territory and their spouses to understand how they manage shift cycles that come with work of this type.

Overview of project, environmental study and Aboriginal treaty rights, and concerns voiced by the communities of Lac Des Mille Lacs, Lac La Croix, Seine River, Wabigoon and Nigigoosiminikaaning.

Analysis of the impact on resource developments for Indigenous communities in the Canadian Arctic. Chapter two in Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic edited by Chris Southcott, Frances Abele, David Natcher, and Brenda Parlee.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2008.

Geography and Planning Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Social and Preventative Medicine Thesis (M.Sc.)--Laval University, 2002. Text in French.

Interviews residents from the Upernavik district about their lives as hunters and the pressure to protect their traditional way of living and thoughts on oil exploration and residents working in the industry.

Examines the tensions between Aboriginal environmental justice with non-renewable resource development and the recognition and reconciliation of Aboriginal interests.

Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.

Webinar provides an overview of agreements between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities with limited government interference. Also leads a discussion with participants about Aboriginal community signatories’ expectations, community consent, and the possibility of standardizing IBA negotiations. Duration: 1:01:00.

International Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2004.