History of the Hudson's Bay Company salmon fisheries in the Ungava Bay region

Today the north is no longer remote and insulated from the demands of modern society, and northern Quebec is no exception. Principal threats to the environment come from mining, pipeline construction and hydro-electric developments. In the negotiations that are going on today between the native peop...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Power, Geoffrey
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1976
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400000061
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400000061
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Summary:Today the north is no longer remote and insulated from the demands of modern society, and northern Quebec is no exception. Principal threats to the environment come from mining, pipeline construction and hydro-electric developments. In the negotiations that are going on today between the native peoples, who are trying to protect what is left of their culture, and the developers from the south, there is a large divergence of opinion about what is important. When the native peoples are asked to document their use of natural resources in the courts they find themselves at a great disadvantage due to the lack of written history about their activities. The value of renewable natural resources that have sustained indigenous populations for thousands of years is difficult to quantify and can easily be made to look insignificant in comparison to the often exaggerated benefits of development proposals. For this reason it is important to make available whatever factual information there is and to present it in an unbiased manner.