Unlikely alliances : Native nations and white communities join to defend rural lands

Unlikely alliances : Native nations and white communities join to defend rural lands /

Often when Native nations assert their treaty rights and sovereignty, they are confronted with a backlash from their neighbors, who are fearful of losing control of the natural resources. Yet when both groups are faced with an outside threat to their common environment -- such as mines, dams, or an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grossman, Zoltán (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Edition:1st edition.
Series:Indigenous confluences.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Government relations.
White people > Relations with Indians.
Land use, Rural > West (U.S.)
Conservation of natural resources > West (U.S.)
Natural resources > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
Energy development > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
Energy policy > Social aspects > West (U.S.)
Environmental policy > Social aspects > West (U.S.)
Environmental justice > Political aspects > West (U.S.)
Indians of North America > Land tenure > West (U.S.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
HISTORY > Native American.
Conservation of natural resources
Energy development > Environmental aspects
Energy policy > Social aspects
Environmental justice > Political aspects
Environmental policy > Social aspects
Indians of North America > Government relations
Indians of North America > Land tenure
Land use, Rural
Natural resources > Environmental aspects
White people > Relations with Indians
Indians of North America > Natural resources > Enviromental concerns.
Indians of North America > Rights and title.
Indian non-Indian relations > Environmental concerns > United States.
Indian non-Indian relations > Activism > United States.
Indigenes Volk
Weiße
Widerstand
Bündnis
Natürliche Ressourcen
Abbau
Alliances.
Utilisation du sol.
Indiens d'Amerique.
Politique de l'environnement.
Énergie.
Developpement.
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
West United States
USA
Etats-Unis > ouest.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Running upstream
  • Fish wars and co-management (Western Washington)
  • Water wars and breaching dams (Northwest Plateau)
  • Part 2. Militarized lands and skies
  • Military projects and environmental racism (Nevada and Southern Wisconsin)
  • Part 3. Keeping it in the ground
  • Resource wars and sharing sacred lands (Montana and South Dakota)
  • Fossil fuel shipping and blocking (Northern Plains and Pacific Northwest)
  • Fishing and mining
  • Fishing and exclusion (Northern Wisconsin)
  • Mining and inclusion (Northern Wisconsin)
  • Conclusion.

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