Aboriginal people defend the environment

• Main Author: Philp, Richard B.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: SelectedWorks 2012
• Subjects: First Nations; Bill C-45; waterways protection; Idle No More; Environmental Policy; Public Affairs; Public Policy and Public Administration; Social Welfare; Canada; Harper
• Online Access: https://works.bepress.com/richard_philp/42; https://works.bepress.com/context/richard_philp/article/1052/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf

Aboriginal peoples in Canada are in the forefront in the battle to protect the environment from unregulated depredations of petroleum and mining interests. Omnibus Bill C-38 exempted oil pipelines from the terms of the Environmental Protection Act, prompting protests from First Nations people throug...