Bearing the Burden: The Effects of Mining on First Nations in British Columbia

Discusses the environmental damage that mining, including exploration, has caused the Takla Lake First Nation. The paper includes an overview of international and domestic Aboriginal rights law; analyzes the problems mining raises for First Nations; and concludes that structural, procedural, and substantive legal reforms are needed.
Author/Creator
The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard University
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Publisher
The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard University
Publication Date
2010-06-07
Subjects
Business & Economic Development » Natural Resources » Extractive Industries
Rights » Land Rights
Government » Provincial & Territorial
Government » Federal
Law & Justice » Human Rights
Rights » Resources
Law & Justice » Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements
Business & Economic Development » Economic Development
First Nations, Tribes, Reserves » First Nations
Government » Self-Government
Science & Technology » Environment
Indigenous Knowledge
Location
Canada » British Columbia
First Nation, Metis, Inuit Locations
Takla Nation
Resource Type
Documents & Presentations
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
English
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