Defending the land : sovereignty and forest life in James Bay Cree society

Summary: What are the social forces that are destructive to a native society and how are their leaders trying to overcome them? Many have already heard of the campaign of the Cree people to protect their forest way of life from the impact of hydro-electric development in northern Quebec; few have heard in any detail the outcome of this campaign and what it means for the future of indigenous societies. Readers will find a systemic method for documenting the social impact of large-scale development on village communities. This study serves to balance the more common theme that focuses exclusively on the forces of acculturation and social destruction of native communities.

Record details

ISBN: 9780205275809 (softcover)
ISBN: 020527580X (softcover)
Physical Description: print
xii, 148 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Boston ; Allyn and Bacon, [1998]
Copyright: ©1998

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-148)
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction -- 2. Living on the Land -- "Ownership" of the Land -- Seasons on the Land -- Forest Spirituality -- Healing -- 3. The Origins of a Dual Lifestyle -- The Fur Trade -- Missions, Medicine, and Residential Education -- Federal Intervention -- 4. Negotiated Transformations -- Hydro-Electricity and the Goals of Extractive Industry -- The James Bay Agreement -- 5. Crisis and Accommodation -- The Social Aftermath -- The Pursuit of Health Care Autonomy -- Redefining Education -- Accommodation -- 6. Struggles over Sovereignty -- The James Bay Project Revisited -- Two Sovereignties -- The Spoilers -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. Epilogue
Action Note:	Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph