Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canada’s Arctic Communities Anishinaabe Culture Dallas Merchant)

Dallas Merchant)

Examples from various First Nations' teachings are included as well as the teachings from the Rotinonshonni (Haudenosaunee/Iroquois) and Anishnawbe (Ojibwe)

It will be of interest to indigenous communities and their leaders

Background information explains the role of the school and what the regimented life was like for the students

a member of the Heiltsuk Nation from coastal BC

Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canada’s Arctic Communities Anishinaabe Culture Dallas Merchant)Modern treaties, increased self government, new environmental assessment rules, co management bodies, and increased recognition and respect of Indigenous rights make it possible for northern communities to exert some control over extractive industries. Whether these industries can increase the well being and sustainability of Canadas Arctic communities, however, is still open to question. Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canadas Arctic