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Power Sruggle: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec | 
| Creators: Martin Thibeault, Steven M. Hoffman
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 713612
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 334
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0887557058
Dewey Decimal Number: 343.7127092408997
EAN: 9780887557057
ASIN: 0887557058
Publication Date: May 16, 2008
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Power Struggle: Hydroelectric Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec examines the evolution of new agreements between First Nations and hydro corporations in Quebec and Manitoba. These two provinces share much in common, including a decades-long history of hydro development and a significant interest in exporting electricity to the United States. In the 1970s, both provinces also signed so-called "modern treaties" with the relevant First Nations that allowed several large hydro projects to be developed in Aboriginal territories. In recent times, however, the two provinces have diverged in their relationships with Aboriginal communities. Hydro Quebec, at one time heavily criticized by Aboriginal leaders, scholars, and international institutions, has signed agreements that some have characterized as "groundbreaking" in establishing a new social contract between the state and First Nations. Conversely, Manitoba Hydro continues to develop "business-only partnerships" on a community-by-community basis, a controversial process that is seen as either the best way to involve Aboriginal communities in the development of their natural resources, or as the continuation of a colonial tradition of exploitive relationships.
In debating the relative merits and limits of these distinct approaches, Power Struggle raises a crucial question: is Canada on the eve of a new relationship with First Nations, or do the same colonial attitudes that have long characterized Canadian-Aboriginal relations still prevail?
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