I Will Live for Both of Us: A History of Colonialism, Uranium Mining, and Inuit Resistance (Contemporary Studies on the North #9)

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Synopsis
Born at a traditional Inuit camp in what is now Nunavut, Joan Scottie has spent decades protecting the Inuit hunting way of life, most famously with her long battle against the uranium mining industry. Twice, Scottie and her community of Baker Lake successfully stopped a proposed uranium mine. Working with geographer Warren Bernauer and social scientist Jack Hicks, Scottie here tells the history of her community’s decades-long fight against uranium mining. Scottie's I Will Live for Both of Us is a reflection on recent political and environmental history and a call for a future in which Inuit traditional laws and values are respected and upheld. Drawing on Scottie’s rich and storied life, together with document research by Bernauer and Hicks, their book brings the perspective of a hunter, Elder, grandmother, and community organizer to bear on important political developments and conflicts in the Canadian Arctic since the Second World War. In addition to telling the story of her community’s struggle against the uranium industry, I Will Live for Both of Us discusses gender relations in traditional Inuit camps, the emotional dimensions of colonial oppression, Inuit experiences with residential schools, the politics of gold mining, and Inuit traditional laws regarding the land and animals. A collaboration between three committed activists, I Will Live for Both of Us provides key insights into Inuit history, Indigenous politics, resource management, and the nuclear industry.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
264 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780887552694
Related ISBNs:
9780887552656, 9780887552670, 9780887552717
Publisher:
University of Manitoba Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Joan Scottie, Warren Bernauer, and Jack Hicks
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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