Document type | Article |
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Author | Mills, Suzanne E. |
Journal | Labor Studies Journal |
Volume | 36 |
Date | 2011 |
ISSN | 0160-449X |
Pages | 104-121 |
URL | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suzanne_Mills2/publication/258169867_Beyond_the_Blue_and_Green_The_Need_to_Consider_Aboriginal_Peoples'_Relationships_to_Resource_Development_in_Labor-Environment_Campaigns/links/55f069e908aef559dc46cc2e/Beyond-the-Blue-and-Green-The-Need-to-Consider-Aboriginal-Peoples-Relationships-to-Resource-Development-in-Labor-Environment-Campaigns.pdf |
In this article, I argue that labor researchers in North America need to engage more thoroughly with Indigenous studies if they hope to advance social and environmental justice. First, I suggest that researchers approach Aboriginal peoples’ relationships to the environment by supporting Aboriginal rights to lands and resources. Second, and related to this point, I raise the issue of the need for Aboriginal-controlled development in northern Aboriginal communities. Finally, I draw on a case study on Inuit and union participation in the creation of the Vale Inco, Voisey’s Bay nickel mine in Labrador to discuss how the increasing prevalence of corporate-Aboriginal alliances is creating important challenges to union engagement that need to be addressed.