March 3, 2026

Expanding Exploitation of the Natural Resources of the James Bay Region - The Experience so Far

Key Points

The experience of resource exploitation in the James Bay region prompts significant public debate.
Key contributions come from ethnographers and natural scientists, alongside community reports from Cree villages.
Analysis includes diverse perspectives from administrators and journalists, emphasizing a multi-faceted view on the hydro-electric project.
The discourse aims to bridge scholarly insights and local community responses to the ongoing developments in the area.

Abstract

The published version of this article was translated into French by Recherches amérindiennes aux Québec for a special issue they prepared in the fall of 1971 shortly after the announcement of the James Bay Hydro-electric Project in April 1971. In a rare intervention by a scholarly journal they quickly responded to the need for a public debate, assembling articles by ethnographers, natural scientists, administrators, journalists and residents of the region, including reports of responses in Cree villages. The English version of this article which is also included here is from an unpublished English version of the Recherches amérindiennes issue that was prepared by the Programme in the Anthropology of Development at McGill University.

Expanding Exploitation of the Natural Resources of the James Bay Region - The Experience so Far

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