Aboriginal peoples in Canadian territories
Carved from the Arctic
Steve Curwood speaks with artist and author James Houston whose book is titled Confessions of an Igloo Dweller: Memories of the Old Arctic. Houston is largely responsible for the increased awareness and interest in Inuit art carvings which have brought monetary rewards to the remote population and incidentally changed many of their ways by having […]
Carved from the Arctic
Steve Curwood speaks with artist and author James Houston whose book is titled Confessions of an Igloo Dweller: Memories of the Old Arctic. Houston is largely responsible for the increased awareness and interest in Inuit art carvings which have brought monetary rewards to the remote population and incidentally changed many of their ways by having […]
Land Deal a Bad Deal?
Steve talks about the Inuit settlement with Jason Clay of the organization Cultural Survival. Clay says the agreement fits into an international pattern in which Native peoples have accepted agreements giving them a little of what was once theirs, in fear of otherwise ending up with nothing.
Inuit Settlement Opens Door To Artic Resources
Rick Grant of the CBC reports on the agreement to form a new, self-governing territory in the Canadian North, where the population is largely Inuit. It’s the largest Native land claims settlement ever in North America, and it will open up the area’s vast mineral and petroleum deposits to development.
James Bay Hydro Plant in Quebec
The largest engineering effort in the history of North America is about to begin. Phase 2 of the massive James Bay Hydroelectric Project will provide power to Quebec and the northeastern United States. But local Cree Indians and Inuit worry about the disruption to the ecosystem and their traditional way of life. The CBC’s Carol […]