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Author Salisbury, Richard Frank, 1926-1989

Title A homeland for the Cree : regional development in James Bay, 1971-1981 / Richard F. Salisbury
Published Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1986

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 172 pages) : maps
Contents pt. 1. The Cree in 1971 -- pt. 2. The Cree in 1981 -- pt. 3. A Cree homeland
Summary Compares Cree society in 1971 with that society a decade later. Analyzes the nature of the changes that took place as a result of the James Bay hydroelectric project and resultant impact on the Cree Indians of the area. Shows why the experience of the Cree with economic development has been positive. Provides a detailed portrait of a contemporary native society and suggests valuable guidelines for any agency working to negotiate an accord between native peoples and government
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index
Notes English
Subject James Bay Hydroelectric Project.
SUBJECT James Bay Hydroelectric Project. fast (OCoLC)fst00738360
Subject Cree Indians -- Land tenure
Cree Indians -- Government relations
Cree Indians -- Economic conditions
Regional planning -- James Bay Region
Cree Indians -- Economic conditions.
Cree Indians -- Government relations.
Cree Indians -- Land tenure.
Regional planning.
Canada -- James Bay Region.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 93137259
ISBN 9780773584372
0773584374
1283529564
9781283529563
9786613842015
661384201X