Session Description
Three Canadian hydroelectric megaprojects within Indigenous territory serve as case studies: Keeyask in Manitoba, the Site C Project in British Columbia, and Muskrat Falls in Newfoundland and Labrador. Contributors explore facets of some of these projects from Indigenous and Western perspectives. They examine the approaches to resource extraction used, the factors that allow the current model in Canada to persist, and how processes could and should support Indigenous nation-building. Other case studies are explored within the session to demonstrate how changes could be implemented to improve regulatory and policy frameworks and resource usage so that Indigenous peoples can benefit while preserving connections to land and culture around the world.
Session Summary
'Major Projects and Big Decisions: Impacts on Indigenous Peoples and Territories' is a new book release in Canada. Select authors and other speakers critically examine megaprojects conducted in Indigenous territories to explore how we can foster better development decisions in Canada and internationally.
Session Chair
Jill Blakley
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Session Co-chair
Aimee Craft
University of Ottawa
Canada