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ANNOUNCING:
Cultural Survival Quarterly's
Spring 2001 Issue
Mining Indigenous Lands: Can Impacts and Benefits be Reconciled?
Guest Edited by Saleem Ali & Larissa Behrendt
Modern society relies fundamentally on mining as a primary
source of raw material and fuel for production at all levels of industry.
Mining companies are thus powerful entities that can wield considerable
influence with government and the population at large. They also have
the resources to bring a sudden surge of development in otherwise remote
and impoverished parts of the world which are sometimes inhabited by indigenous
tribal populations.
Mining activity often poses a tough and divisive dilemma for indigenous
peoples and their communities. On the one hand, mining activity and its
associated social and environmental impacts pose a threat to indigenous
ways of life and livelihood and to cultural and spiritual sites of importance.
On the other hand, in some instances indigenous communities have welcomed
mining as an avenue of regaining economic self-sufficiency in the face
of the enormous impacts of colonization.
The articles contained in this issue attempt to present the challenges
for all parties in developing mineral extraction enterprises. While indigenous
communities are usually the protagonists, the aim is not to portray other
stakeholders, such as mining companies, governments or environmentalists,
as antagonists. Instead we have tried to assemble an array of perspectives
from researchers in academia, industry and the NGO community, while recognizing
that the onus for reform is largely on the stakeholders, who have greater
political leverage and control.
Editorial Lineup:
Al Gedicks & Zoltan Grossman, Native Resistance to Multinational
Mining Corporations in Wisconsin.
Gail Whiteman & Katy Mamen, Community Consultation in Mining‹A
Tool for Community Empowerment or for Public Relations?
Doug Brugge, Timothy Benally & Esther Yazzie-Lewis, Uranium
Mining on Navajo Indian Land.
Ralph Hamann, Mining in Paradise? Caught Between a Rock and Heavy
Minerals on the Wild Coast, South Africa.
Larry Innes, Staking Claims: Innu Rights and Mining Claims at
Voisey¹s Bay.
Abigail Abrash, The Amungme, Kamoro & Freeport: How Indigenous
Papuans Have Resisted the World¹s Largest Gold and Copper Mine.
Carolyn D. Cook, Papuan Gold: A Blessing or a Curse? The Case
of the Amungme.
Marieke Heemskerk, Maroon Gold Miners and Mining Risks in the
Suriname Amazon.
Lisa Strelein & Larissa Behrendt, Old Habits Die Hard: Indigenous
Land Rights and Mining in Australia.
R. K. Tartlet, The Cordillera People¹s Alliance: Mining and Indigenous
Rights in the Luzon Highlands.
Amanda Siestreem & Paul Rowley, Sayo¹:kla Kindness: An Oneida
Woman Talks About Mining.
Frank McShane & Luke Danielson, The Mining Minerals and Sustainable
Development Project and Indigenous Peoples.
Vicki Tauli-Corpuz & Danny Kennedy, Native Reluctance to
Join Mining Industry Initiatives (MMSD): Activist Perspectives.
Johannes Stahl, The Man-Eating Mines of Potosi.
CSQ is the award-winning magazine of Cultural Survival, the international
human rights organization for Indigenous Peoples and ethnic minorities.
CSQ's mission is based on the belief that the survival of other
ways of life depends on the preservation of their rights in deciding to
adapt traditional ways to a changing world. Articles explore the interconnected
issues that affect indigenous and ethnic communities, including environmental
destruction, land rights, sustainable development, and cultural preservation
programs.
For more information,
CONTACT:
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Editor
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dentremont@cs.org
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