| Title | Between the sands and a hard place?: Aboriginal peoples and the oil sands |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Urquhart, I. |
| Publisher | Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies Working Paper: Engergy Series, Working Paper No 10-005 |
| Place Published | Edmonton: University of Alberta, Department of Political Science |
| Publication Language | en |
| Keywords | Aboriginal peoples, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Athapaskan, Beaver Lake Cree First Nation, Beyza archaeological site, bitumen, boreal forest, bush economy, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), cancer, Chief Al Lameman, Chief Allan Adam, Chief Roxanne Marcel, Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, consultation, ecological health, elders, energy, Fort McKay First Nation, Fort McMurray First Nation, George Poitras, Horizon, human health, Indigenous Environmental Network, industry, Jackpine, Kearl, microblades, microcores, Mikisew Cree First Nation, oil sands reserves, Shell's Albian Sands, Slavey, subsistence activities, toxic chemicals, traditional lands, traditional lifestyle, Voyageur, West Woodland Cree |
| Abstract | Canada's aboriginal peoples are one of the constituencies most affected by the oil sands boom that has swept across northeastern North Alberta in western Canada since the mid-1990s. This paper considers reaction of these First Nations to exploring the oil sands. It argues that the conventional view of First Nations' positions is a caricature which pays insignificant attention to the important economic relationships that have developed between oil sands companies and some First Nations. These relationships mean that First Nations are both critics and supporters of exploiting this resources. |
| URL | http://www.bcics.northwestern.edu/documents/workingpapers/Energy_10-005_Urquhart.pdf |
| Topics | oil sands, First Nations |
| Locational Keywords | Athabasca River, Fort McMurray, northeastern Alberta, Cold Lake, Fort Chipewyan |
| Group | CEMA |
| Citation Key | 22303 |
