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ERIC Number: EJ364039
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Grassy Narrows Reserve: Mercury Pollution, Social Disruption, and Natural Resources: A Question of Autonomy.
Vecsey, Christopher
American Indian Quarterly, v11 n4 p287-314 Fall 1987
Presents chronological socio-economic account of Grassy Narrows Reserve, focusing on the 1962-1970 mercury pollution that poisoned the reserve's river system and on resulting negotiations between the Ojibway people of Grassy Narrows, the government, and the polluting company. Examines the question of Grassy Narrows people gaining autonomy over the traditional environment. (JHZ)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Canada Natives, Community Resources, Economic Climate, Foreign Countries, Natural Resources, Physical Environment, Poisoning, Self Determination, Socioeconomic Influences, Tribal Sovereignty, Tribes, Water Pollution
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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