Indigenous risk perceptions and land-use in Yellowknife, NT
For over 50 years, industrial gold mining in Wı̨ìlı̨ìcheh polluted and poisoned Dene bodies and lands with seemingly no care or concern for the First Nation’s subsistence lifestyles, spiritual, or cultural practices. This thesis captures the voices, experiences, and memories of the Yellowknives Dene...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:14450 2023-10-01T04:00:05+02:00 Indigenous risk perceptions and land-use in Yellowknife, NT Degray, Amanda 2020-05 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/14450/ https://research.library.mun.ca/14450/1/thesis.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/14450/1/thesis.pdf Degray, Amanda <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Degray=3AAmanda=3A=3A.html> (2020) Indigenous risk perceptions and land-use in Yellowknife, NT. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2020 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:49:45Z For over 50 years, industrial gold mining in Wı̨ìlı̨ìcheh polluted and poisoned Dene bodies and lands with seemingly no care or concern for the First Nation’s subsistence lifestyles, spiritual, or cultural practices. This thesis captures the voices, experiences, and memories of the Yellowknives Dene related to the legacy effects of industrial mining on their traditional territory. By intersecting the literatures of environmental justice, settler colonialism, and risk perception, this thesis creates a spatial narrative of environmental injustice based on the unique histories and experiences of Dene land-users living and engaging in one of Canada’s most contaminant landscapes. By drawing on Indigenous land-use studies specifically, this thesis documents Dene lived experiences, perceptions of, and responses to locally sourced industrial pollution, and addresses Dene concerns and land-use practices beyond the borders of the Giant Mine Remediation Site (GMRP) site. Thesis Yellowknife Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Yellowknife |
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For over 50 years, industrial gold mining in Wı̨ìlı̨ìcheh polluted and poisoned Dene bodies and lands with seemingly no care or concern for the First Nation’s subsistence lifestyles, spiritual, or cultural practices. This thesis captures the voices, experiences, and memories of the Yellowknives Dene related to the legacy effects of industrial mining on their traditional territory. By intersecting the literatures of environmental justice, settler colonialism, and risk perception, this thesis creates a spatial narrative of environmental injustice based on the unique histories and experiences of Dene land-users living and engaging in one of Canada’s most contaminant landscapes. By drawing on Indigenous land-use studies specifically, this thesis documents Dene lived experiences, perceptions of, and responses to locally sourced industrial pollution, and addresses Dene concerns and land-use practices beyond the borders of the Giant Mine Remediation Site (GMRP) site. |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/14450/1/thesis.pdf Degray, Amanda <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Degray=3AAmanda=3A=3A.html> (2020) Indigenous risk perceptions and land-use in Yellowknife, NT. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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