In past treaties, the Aboriginal people of Canada surrendered title to their lands in return for guarantees that their traditional ways of life would be protected. Since the 1950s, governments have reneged on these commitments in order to acquire more land and water for hydroelectric development.James B. Waldram examines this controversial topic through an analysis of the politics of hydroelectric dam construction in the Canadian Northwest, focusing on three Aboriginal communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He argues that little has changed in our treatment of Aboriginal people in the past hundred years, when their resources are still appropriated by the government “for the common good.”Using archival materials, personal interviews and largely inaccessible documents and letters, Waldram highlights the clear parallel between the treatment of Aboriginal people in the negotiations and agreements that accompany hydro development with the treaty and scrip processes of the past century.In past treaties, the Aboriginal people of Canada surrendered title to their lands in return for guarantees that their traditional ways of life would be protected. Since the 1950s, governments have reneged on these commitments in order to acquire more land and water for hydroelectric development.James B. Waldram examines this controversial topic through an analysis of the politics of hydroelectric dam construction in the Canadian Northwest, focusing on three Aboriginal communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He argues that little has changed in our treatment of Aboriginal people in the past hundred years, when their resources are still appropriated by the government “for the common good.”Using archival materials, personal interviews and largely inaccessible documents and letters, Waldram highlights the clear parallel between the treatment of Aboriginal people in the negotiations and agreements that accompany hydro development with the treaty and scrip processes of the past century.
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 8
- Maps 11
- Preface 12
- Acknowledgements 18
- 1 Hydroelectric Development and Native People in Canada 22
- Hydroelectric Development from Coast to Coast 26
- 2 Treaties, Scrip and the Alienation of Native Lands in Western Canada 38
- Politics and Leadership in the Pre-Treaty Period 39
- Prelude to the Western Canadian Treaty Era 44
- The Treaty-Making Process 48
- Treaty Five: A Brief Case Study 58
- The Métis and the Scrip Commissions 65
- 3 Cumberland House and the Squaw Rapids Dam 74
- The Community of Cumberland House 74
- Community History 75
- The Squaw Rapids Dam 77
- Consideration of Downstream Effects 80
- The Community View of the Dam Proposal 83
- Emerging Problems 84
- The Churchill River Study 89
- More Study – No Action 91
- Legal Action 93
- Mediation 97
- 4 Easterville and the Grand Rapids Dam 100
- The Community of Easterville 100
- Community History 101
- The Grand Rapids Dam 104
- The Grand Rapids Forebay Administration Committee 104
- Land Surrender and Site Selection 107
- Negotiating Away a Home 112
- The Role of the Federal Government 118
- The Forebay Agreement: A Letter of Intent 120
- Legal Action 125
- The Special Forebay Committee: A Native Reaction 128
- 5 South Indian Lake and the Churchill River Diversion Project 134
- The Community of South Indian Lake 134
- Community History 135
- The Churchill River Diversion Project 137
- Anachronism in a Technological Age 139
- Negotiations and Public Hearings 140
- New Government – Same Old Story 151
- Legal Action 155
- Appeal to the Federal Government 156
- "Just People of Manitoba" 161
- Divide and Conquer: The Age-Old Strategy 163
- The Northern Flood Committee 166
- The Northern Flood Committee's Legal Action 170
- A Clash of Democracies 173
- The Panel of Public Enquiry into Northern Hydro Development 175
- The Northern Flood Agreement: A "Charter of Rights and Benefits" 177
- The Commission of Inquiry into Manitoba Hydro 181
- After the Flood: Negotiations and Compensation 183
- The Augmented Flow Dispute 186
- 6 Conclusion 190
- Treaties and Dams: For the "Common Good" 190
- How Common is the "Common Good"? 198
- Appendix 1: Treaty No. Five 204
- Appendix 2: The Forebay Agreement 212
- Appendix 3: Manitoba Hydro's 1969 Compensation Proposal for South Indian Lake 222
- Bibliography 224
- Notes 232
- Index 258
- A 258
- B 258
- C 259
- D 260
- E 261
- F 261
- G 262
- H 262
- I 263
- J 264
- K 264
- L 264
- M 265
- N 267
- O 267
- P 268
- Q 268
- R 268
- S 268
- T 271
- U 272
- V 272
- W 272
- Y 272