Beyond Consultation: First Nations and the Governance of Shale Gas in British Columbia

• Main Author: Garvie, Kathryn Henderson
• Other Authors: Shaw, Karena
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Shale gas; Environmental justice; Treaty 8; First Nations; Consultation; Governance; Fort Nelson
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5058

As the province of British Columbia seeks to rapidly develop an extensive natural gas industry, it faces a number of challenges. One of these is that of ensuring that development does not disproportionately impact some of the province’s most marginalized communities: the First Nations on whose land...