appearance of white trappers and the devastating impact they had on fur-bearing animals and wildlife. A third one is that disease continued to ravage Indian populations in the early 20th century- e.g., the flu epidemic of the 1920s may have reduced the Indian population in the Mackenzie Basin by one...
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| Summary: | appearance of white trappers and the devastating impact they had on fur-bearing animals and wildlife. A third one is that disease continued to ravage Indian populations in the early 20th century- e.g., the flu epidemic of the 1920s may have reduced the Indian population in the Mackenzie Basin by one-third. The authors describe the second half of the 20th century as “turbulent. ” The conflict between resource developers and the original inhabitants of the provincial norths comes to the for in the post-World War II era, completing colonization of the provincial norths. Provincial development strategy rested on four economic elements, namely, mining, forestry, hydroelectricity and public expenditures. For the developers, resource development often resulted in great personal wealth and the creation of mine and mill towns; and for the aboriginal inhabitants, the exchange of a hunting way of life for settlement life resulted in a form of dependency called welfare colonialism. Geographi- |
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