As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities

by James B. Waldram

Book Overview

In past treaties, the Aboriginal people of Canada surrendered title to their lands in return for guarantees that their traditional ways of life would be protected. Since the 1950s, governments have reneged on these commitments in order to acquire more land and water for hydroelectric development. James B. Waldram examines this controversial topic through an analysis of the politics of hydroelectric dam construction in the Canadian Northwest, focusing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887556310
• ISBN13: 9780887556319
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Length: 272 Pages