As Long As the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Natice Communities in Western Canada

By James B. Waldram

Book Overview

Waldram examines the politics of hydroelectric dam construction in the Canadian northwest, focussing on the negotiations and agreements between the developers and the Native residents. He shows the parallels between the treatment of Natives by the government of Canada in these negotiations and the treaty process a century earlier.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887551432
• ISBN13: 9780887551437
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Univ of Manitoba Pr
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.