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The indigenous foundation of the resource economy of BC's north coast.
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Labour/Le Travail
- Article date:
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March 22, 2008
- Author:
- Menzies, Charles R.; Butler, Caroline F.
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THE INDIGENOUS FOUNDATION of the Resource Economy of British Columbia's temperate rainforest is often described as pristine, virgin, or untouched. While some critics may decry the impact of industrial resource extraction upon the landscape, they typically do so by referencing an Edenic, pre-contact setting in which indigenous people--if they are mentioned at all--co-existed with nature outside of the movement of history. This paper explores the place of indigenous peoples in the contemporary and historical resource extraction industry of British Columbia by focusing on the Ts'msyen and Gitxaata, the indigenous peoples of the north coast. We do so by recognizing the history and ...