Community and Economic Development in Arctic Canada (CEDAC) - A Qualitative Study of Resource Development Impacts on Economic and Social Systems in Pond Inlet, Nunavut

• Main Author: Ritsema, Roger
• Other Authors: Dawson, Jackie
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2014
• Subjects: resource development; nation building; self-determination; cultural continuity; post-colonialism; sustainability; Arctic; Canada; Indian; Nunavut; Pond Inlet; Climate change; inuit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31751; https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6510

Climate change and global commodity demands have increased access to and feasibility of extracting natural resources in Arctic regions. As a result, Nunavut is now poised to compete on the global market for oil, gas, minerals, and precious metals. The impacts of increasing resource exploration and d...