Labor Studies Journal Relationships to Resource Development in Labor-Environment Campaigns Beyond the Blue and Green: The Need to Consider Aboriginal Peoples' Beyond the Blue and Green: The Need to Consider Aboriginal Peoples' Relationships to Resource De
Abstract In this article, I argue that labor researchers in North America need to engage more thoroughly with Indigenous studies if they hope to advance social and environmental justice. First, I suggest that researchers approach Aboriginal peoples' relationships to the environment by supportin...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1081.5106 http://www.aeji.org.il/sites/default/files/2012_story_files/labor_studies_-_aboriginal_peoples_-_environment.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract In this article, I argue that labor researchers in North America need to engage more thoroughly with Indigenous studies if they hope to advance social and environmental justice. First, I suggest that researchers approach Aboriginal peoples' relationships to the environment by supporting Aboriginal rights to lands and resources. Second, and related to this point, I raise the issue of the need for Aboriginal-controlled development in northern Aboriginal communities. Finally, I draw on a case study on Inuit and union participation in the creation of the Vale Inco, Voisey's Bay nickel mine in Labrador to discuss how the increasing prevalence of corporate-Aboriginal alliances is creating important challenges to union engagement that need to be addressed. |
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