Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canada’s Arctic Communities Treaty Week as well as her experience

as well as her experience as an attorney and activist

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Jeanette Waegemakers Schiff

An epilogue (by Kim Anderson)

Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canada’s Arctic Communities Treaty Week as well as her experienceModern treaties, increased self government, new environmental assessment rules, co management bodies, and increased recognition and respect of Indigenous rights make it possible for northern communities to exert some control over extractive industries. Whether these industries can increase the well being and sustainability of Canadas Arctic communities, however, is still open to question. Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canadas Arctic