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View article: Dust versus Dust: Aluminum Therapy and Silicosis in the Canadian and Global Mining Industries
Dust versus Dust: Aluminum Therapy and Silicosis in the Canadian and Global Mining Industries Open
By the 1930s, silicosis – a debilitating lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust – had reached epidemic proportions among miners in the gold-producing Porcupine region of northern Ontario. In response, industrial doctors at th…
View article: There is a Monster Under the Ground: Commemorating the History of Arsenic Contamination at Giant Mine as a Warning to Future Generations
There is a Monster Under the Ground: Commemorating the History of Arsenic Contamination at Giant Mine as a Warning to Future Generations Open
This paper analyzes a community-based project to communicate toxic dangers to future generations at Giant Mine, an abandoned gold mine near Yellowknife. Since 2013, the authors have worked with community groups, government, the Yellowknive…
View article: Undermining subsistence: Barren-ground caribou in a “tragedy of open access”
Undermining subsistence: Barren-ground caribou in a “tragedy of open access” Open
Mineral resource development in the Canadian north has tragic consequences for both caribou and Indigenous people.
View article: Northern Bison Sanctuary or Big Ranch? Wood Buffalo National Park
Northern Bison Sanctuary or Big Ranch? Wood Buffalo National Park Open
In 1922, the Canadian government established the Wood Buffalo National Park in order to protect a remnant herd of the wood bison. The park claims many distinctions: it is North America’s biggest national park (and the world’s second bigges…
View article: Pollution, Local Activism, and the Politics of Development in the Canadian North
Pollution, Local Activism, and the Politics of Development in the Canadian North Open
This article addresses the often ignored history of Indigenous responses to environmental pollution. Focusing on resistance to arsenic pollution from Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, Sandlos and Keeling explore how Indigenous …
View article: Ghost Towns and Zombie Mines: The Historical Dimensions of Mine Abandonment, Reclamation, and Redevelopment in the Canadian North
Ghost Towns and Zombie Mines: The Historical Dimensions of Mine Abandonment, Reclamation, and Redevelopment in the Canadian North Open
In the past two decades a new approach to mining history has emerged to ask, in effect, what happens after the gold rush. Authors such as Richard V. Francaviglia, Ben Marsh, William Wyckoff, and more recently David Robertson have all exten…
View article: Toxic Legacies, Slow Violence, and Environmental Injustice at Giant Mine, Northwest Territories
Toxic Legacies, Slow Violence, and Environmental Injustice at Giant Mine, Northwest Territories Open
For fifty years (1949–99) the now-abandoned Giant Mine in Yellowknife emitted arsenic air and water pollution into the surrounding environment. Arsenic pollution from Giant Mine had particularly acute health impacts on the nearby Yellowkni…
View article: Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation
Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation Open
Despite broad recognition of the value of social sciences and increasingly vocal calls for better engagement with the human element of conservation, the conservation social sciences remain misunderstood and underutilized in practice. The c…
View article: Jessica Van Horssen. A Town Called Asbestos: Environmental Contamination, Health and Resilience in a Resource Community. 228p. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019. $32.95 (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-77482842-0
Jessica Van Horssen. A Town Called Asbestos: Environmental Contamination, Health and Resilience in a Resource Community. 228p. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019. $32.95 (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-77482842-0 Open
Jessica Van Horssen. A Town Called Asbestos: Environmental Contamination, Health and Resilience in a Resource Community. 228p. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019. $32.95 (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-77482842-0. An article from journal Scientia Canadens…
View article: Communicating with Future Generations Summary of Working Group Discussionson Giant Mine, Yellowknife, NWT
Communicating with Future Generations Summary of Working Group Discussionson Giant Mine, Yellowknife, NWT Open
This report documents the work of the Communication with Future Generations (CFG) Working Group formed in Yellowknife. The CFG group is a multi-stakeholder group that is considering how to communicate the long-term arsenic hazard at Giant …