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Heffernan, Virginia.
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Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- Nunavut -- James Bay.
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- Nunavut -- James Bay.
Mineral industries -- Social aspects -- Nunavut -- James Bay.
Mineral industries -- Canada.
James Bay (Nunavut)
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Heffernan, Virginia.
Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- Nunavut -- James Bay.
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- Nunavut -- James Bay.
Mineral industries -- Social aspects -- Nunavut -- James Bay.
Mineral industries -- Canada.
James Bay (Nunavut)
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Ring of fire : high-stakes mining in a lowlands wilderness / Virginia Heffernan.
by
Heffernan, Virginia.
ECW Press, 2023.
Call #:
333.8510971 H461r
Subjects
Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- Nunavut --
James
Bay
.
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- Nunavut --
James
Bay
.
Mineral industries -- Social aspects -- Nunavut --
James
Bay
.
Mineral industries -- Canada.
James
Bay
(Nunavut)
ISBN:
9781770416741 (trade paperback)
Description:
214 p. : ill. , maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Virginia Heffernan is a former geoscientist with an M.Sc. from the University of Toronto's School of the Environment and an MFA from the University of King's College. Her articles appear in publications such as CIM Magazine, Explore, and the Globe and Mail. She lives in Toronto.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A valuable discovery under the world's second-largest temperate wetland casts light on the growing conflict among resource development, environmental stewardship, and Indigenous rights. When prospectors discovered a hidden crescent of metal deposits under the
James
Bay
Lowlands of northern Canada in 2007, the find touched off a mining rush, lured a major American company to spend fortunes in the remote swamp, and forced politicians to confront their legal duty to consult Indigenous Peoples about development on their traditional territories. But the multibillion dollar 'Ring of Fire' was all but abandoned when stakeholders failed to reach consensus on how to develop the cache despite years of negotiations and hundreds of millions of dollars in spending. Now plans for an all-weather road to connect the region to the highway network are reigniting the fireworks. In this colorful tale, Virginia Heffernan draws on her bush and newsroom experiences to illustrate the complexities of resource development at a time when Indigenous rights are becoming enshrined globally. Ultimately, Heffernan strikes a hopeful note: the 'Ring of Fire' presents an opportunity for Canada to leave behind centuries of plunder and set the global standard for responsible development of minerals critical to the green energy revolution."--Back cover.
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