Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations
This work is an attempt to describe what is happening in North-eastern British Columbia, in an area where extractivism intertwined with the market-driven economy had been generating changes not always foreseen, understood, and mitigated. Drawing on my year of fieldwork (July 2019 - August 2020), I e...
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ftunidurhamethes:oai:etheses.dur.ac.uk:14688 2023-05-15T14:25:24+02:00 Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations AMATULLI, GIUSEPPE 2022 application/pdf http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/14688/ http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/14688/1/PhD_Dissertation_28_Sept_2022.pdf unknown oai:etheses.dur.ac.uk:14688 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/14688/1/PhD_Dissertation_28_Sept_2022.pdf AMATULLI, GIUSEPPE (2022) Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations. Doctoral thesis, Durham University. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/14688/ Cumulative effects Extractivism Oil & Gas Industrial Development Land First Nations 1982 Canadian Constitution Indian Act Section 35 Treaty 8 Bill 41/DRIPA Act UNDRIP FPIC Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2022 ftunidurhamethes 2022-11-10T23:25:57Z This work is an attempt to describe what is happening in North-eastern British Columbia, in an area where extractivism intertwined with the market-driven economy had been generating changes not always foreseen, understood, and mitigated. Drawing on my year of fieldwork (July 2019 - August 2020), I explore how the traditional lifestyle and socio-economic organization of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations have been changed by the cumulative effects of industrial development. At first glance, resource extraction may be perceived as a solution to tackle the many problems of scattered and isolated Indigenous communities (i.e. unemployment, lack of opportunities for socio-cultural and economic continuity in the area). However, enjoying the benefits extractivism produces comes at a high price. It impacts Indigenous cosmovision and cultural heritage while shaping how community members envision the future and the kind of future(s) they perceive as possible. The timeliness of this ethnographic work is also confirmed by the litigation BRFN v. BC (2015-2021). For the first time in Canadian legal history, a trial on cumulative effects intertwined with Treaty 8 infringements and the recognition of Constitutional rights was initiated by a First Nation Band in an attempt to stop development projects to which the Band did not give its consent. The litigation came to an end in June 2021, with a ground-breaking verdict in which it was judged that the BC province could not continue to authorize activities that breach Treaty 8 and its unwritten promises. As a result, on 7th October 2021, a preliminary agreement between BRFN and the BC Government was reached. The province has agreed to allocate a total amount of C$ 65 million to the BRFN for land restoration activities and cultural practices revitalization. To explain the complex reality community members (and Fort St. John residents) meet in their everyday lives while facing extractivism, I introduce the concept of ‘atemporal modernity’ as an (a)temporal status in continuous ... Thesis Arctic Arctic First Nations Durham University: Durham e-Theses Arctic Blueberry River ENVELOPE(-120.820,-120.820,56.733,56.733) Fort St. John ENVELOPE(-120.837,-120.837,56.244,56.244) Indian |
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This work is an attempt to describe what is happening in North-eastern British Columbia, in an area where extractivism intertwined with the market-driven economy had been generating changes not always foreseen, understood, and mitigated. Drawing on my year of fieldwork (July 2019 - August 2020), I explore how the traditional lifestyle and socio-economic organization of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations have been changed by the cumulative effects of industrial development. At first glance, resource extraction may be perceived as a solution to tackle the many problems of scattered and isolated Indigenous communities (i.e. unemployment, lack of opportunities for socio-cultural and economic continuity in the area). However, enjoying the benefits extractivism produces comes at a high price. It impacts Indigenous cosmovision and cultural heritage while shaping how community members envision the future and the kind of future(s) they perceive as possible. The timeliness of this ethnographic work is also confirmed by the litigation BRFN v. BC (2015-2021). For the first time in Canadian legal history, a trial on cumulative effects intertwined with Treaty 8 infringements and the recognition of Constitutional rights was initiated by a First Nation Band in an attempt to stop development projects to which the Band did not give its consent. The litigation came to an end in June 2021, with a ground-breaking verdict in which it was judged that the BC province could not continue to authorize activities that breach Treaty 8 and its unwritten promises. As a result, on 7th October 2021, a preliminary agreement between BRFN and the BC Government was reached. The province has agreed to allocate a total amount of C$ 65 million to the BRFN for land restoration activities and cultural practices revitalization. To explain the complex reality community members (and Fort St. John residents) meet in their everyday lives while facing extractivism, I introduce the concept of ‘atemporal modernity’ as an (a)temporal status in continuous ... |
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Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations |
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Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations |
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Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations |
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Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations |
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Cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-Arctic contexts. Envisioning the future in Northeastern British Columbia: the case of the Doig and Blueberry River First Nations |
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cumulative effects, anthropogenic changes, and modern life paths in sub-arctic contexts. envisioning the future in northeastern british columbia: the case of the doig and blueberry river first nations |
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