Degree
Master of Arts
Program
Sociology
Supervisor
Anton Allahar
Abstract
Colonialism in the land that is now called “Canada” is rooted in the ongoing dispossession of Indigenous people’s way of existing and interacting with the world. The present study identifies that the social costs of industrial growth are part of an ongoing process of colonialism which continues to annex Indigenous lands to feed the capitalist economy and reify the power of the state. Through a comparative analysis of literature written about the Attawapiskat First Nation and the Innu Nation, the study reveals that the financial rewards of industrial growth are few, while the cultural, human, and environmental costs are many. The study adds to the growing body of work which seeks to present alternative narratives to those which are presented by state and corporate actors.
Recommended Citation
Cody, Caylee T., "The Social Costs of Industrial Growth in the Sub-Arctic Regions of "Canada"" (2015). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 2820.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/2820
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