Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec

This article examines various political strategies employed by Nemaska Crees in northern Quebec to defend their land and way of life against the EM-1-A& Rupert Diversion Project. Notwithstanding the regional Cree leadership’s endorsement of the project and the ambivalence of the majority of the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Atkinson, Miriam, Mulrennan, Monica E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63240
id ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63240
record_format openpolar
spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63240 2023-05-15T14:19:04+02:00 Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec Atkinson, Miriam Mulrennan, Monica E. 2009-11-24 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63240 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63240/47178 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63240 ARCTIC; Vol. 62 No. 4 (2009): December: 371–504; 468-480 1923-1245 0004-0843 local resistance movement EM-1-A& Rupert Diversion Project political strategies large-scale industrial development James Bay Cree community social and environmental impact mouvement de résistance local Projet de l’Eastmain-1-A-Rupert stratégies politiques mise en valeur industrielle à grande échelle Cri de la baie James communauté incidences sociales et environnementales info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2009 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:20:38Z This article examines various political strategies employed by Nemaska Crees in northern Quebec to defend their land and way of life against the EM-1-A& Rupert Diversion Project. Notwithstanding the regional Cree leadership’s endorsement of the project and the ambivalence of the majority of the local community toward the project, a local resistance group composed of committed individuals from the Nemaska Cree community demonstrated a remarkable capacity to engage in a range of political strategies to voice their opposition to the hydroelectric expansion project. Although construction of the project is now underway, our findings affirm the role and significance of individuals and organizations operating at the local level in articulating and framing efforts to enhance local empowerment and governance and respond to the ecological degradation imposed by large-scale industrial development on the “local.” Le présent article examine diverses stratégies politiques employées par les Cris de Nemaska du nord du Québec dans le but de défendre leur territoire et leur mode de vie contre le Projet de l’Eastmain-1-A-Rupert. Nonobstant l’appui des chefs cris régionaux et l’ambivalence de la majorité de la communauté locale à l’égard de ce projet, un groupe de résistance local composé de particuliers dévoués de la communauté crie de Nemaska a démontré une capacité remarquable à adopter diverses stratégies politiques afin de communiquer son opposition au projet d’agrandissement hydroélectrique. Bien que les travaux de construction soient déjà en cours, nos observations ont pour effet d’affirmer le rôle et l’importance des particuliers et des organisations à l’échelle locale quand vient le temps d’articuler et d’encadrer des efforts pour renforcer l’autonomie et la gouvernance locales et réagir à la dégradation écologique découlant de la mise en valeur industrielle à grande échelle pour les gens de la région. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cris James Bay University of Calgary Journal Hosting Baie James ENVELOPE(-80.500,-80.500,53.500,53.500) Rupert ENVELOPE(-134.187,-134.187,59.599,59.599) ARCTIC 62 4
institution Open Polar
collection University of Calgary Journal Hosting
op_collection_id ftunivcalgaryojs
language English
topic local resistance movement
EM-1-A& Rupert Diversion Project
political strategies
large-scale industrial development
James Bay Cree
community
social and environmental impact
mouvement de résistance local
Projet de l’Eastmain-1-A-Rupert
stratégies politiques
mise en valeur industrielle à grande échelle
Cri de la baie James
communauté
incidences sociales et environnementales
spellingShingle local resistance movement
EM-1-A& Rupert Diversion Project
political strategies
large-scale industrial development
James Bay Cree
community
social and environmental impact
mouvement de résistance local
Projet de l’Eastmain-1-A-Rupert
stratégies politiques
mise en valeur industrielle à grande échelle
Cri de la baie James
communauté
incidences sociales et environnementales
Atkinson, Miriam
Mulrennan, Monica E.
Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec
topic_facet local resistance movement
EM-1-A& Rupert Diversion Project
political strategies
large-scale industrial development
James Bay Cree
community
social and environmental impact
mouvement de résistance local
Projet de l’Eastmain-1-A-Rupert
stratégies politiques
mise en valeur industrielle à grande échelle
Cri de la baie James
communauté
incidences sociales et environnementales
description This article examines various political strategies employed by Nemaska Crees in northern Quebec to defend their land and way of life against the EM-1-A& Rupert Diversion Project. Notwithstanding the regional Cree leadership’s endorsement of the project and the ambivalence of the majority of the local community toward the project, a local resistance group composed of committed individuals from the Nemaska Cree community demonstrated a remarkable capacity to engage in a range of political strategies to voice their opposition to the hydroelectric expansion project. Although construction of the project is now underway, our findings affirm the role and significance of individuals and organizations operating at the local level in articulating and framing efforts to enhance local empowerment and governance and respond to the ecological degradation imposed by large-scale industrial development on the “local.” Le présent article examine diverses stratégies politiques employées par les Cris de Nemaska du nord du Québec dans le but de défendre leur territoire et leur mode de vie contre le Projet de l’Eastmain-1-A-Rupert. Nonobstant l’appui des chefs cris régionaux et l’ambivalence de la majorité de la communauté locale à l’égard de ce projet, un groupe de résistance local composé de particuliers dévoués de la communauté crie de Nemaska a démontré une capacité remarquable à adopter diverses stratégies politiques afin de communiquer son opposition au projet d’agrandissement hydroélectrique. Bien que les travaux de construction soient déjà en cours, nos observations ont pour effet d’affirmer le rôle et l’importance des particuliers et des organisations à l’échelle locale quand vient le temps d’articuler et d’encadrer des efforts pour renforcer l’autonomie et la gouvernance locales et réagir à la dégradation écologique découlant de la mise en valeur industrielle à grande échelle pour les gens de la région.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Atkinson, Miriam
Mulrennan, Monica E.
author_facet Atkinson, Miriam
Mulrennan, Monica E.
author_sort Atkinson, Miriam
title Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec
title_short Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec
title_full Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec
title_fullStr Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec
title_full_unstemmed Local Protest and Resistance to the Rupert Diversion Project, Northern Quebec
title_sort local protest and resistance to the rupert diversion project, northern quebec
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 2009
url https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63240
long_lat ENVELOPE(-80.500,-80.500,53.500,53.500)
ENVELOPE(-134.187,-134.187,59.599,59.599)
geographic Baie James
Rupert
geographic_facet Baie James
Rupert
genre Arctic
Cris
James Bay
genre_facet Arctic
Cris
James Bay
op_source ARCTIC; Vol. 62 No. 4 (2009): December: 371–504; 468-480
1923-1245
0004-0843
op_relation https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63240/47178
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63240
container_title ARCTIC
container_volume 62
container_issue 4
_version_ 1766290611017613312