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- Title
Le développement minier au Nunavik et l'importance du pare national des Pingualuit pour protéger l'environnement et la culture inuit.
- Authors
Philie, Pierre
- Abstract
Since the late 1950s many mining companies have explored the Ungava Belt in Nunavik (Canada). Nickel, copper, and asbestos deposits have been mined since 1970, and some still are. At this time, the mining companies Canadian Royalties and Glencore Xstrata employ more than 1,500 workers at the mining sites. Kangirsujuamiut, Sallumiut, Puvirnitumiut, and the entire Nunavimmiut community have to learn how to live with the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the different mining projects. The general perception of mining in Nunavik has changed over time but the desire to protect the environment remains unchanged. Several committees like the Kativik Environmental Quality Commission, the Raglan Committee, and the Nunavik Nickel Committee are working together to make sure that Nunavik will continue to be seen as a place where traditional activities can still be practised. The creation of Pingualuit National Park, close to the existing mines, helps minimise the negative impacts and offers the Nunavimmiut the option of recovering a territory they have not used for some time. Pingualuit National Park now offers younger generations a chance to get closer to their culture, simply by facilitating their access to the territory.
- Subjects
PARC des Pingualuit (Quebec); NUNAVIK (Quebec); QUEBEC (Province); MINES &; mineral resources &; the environment; CANADIAN Inuit; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; MINES &; mineral resources; GLENCORE Xstrata PLC; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Études Inuit Studies, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 2, p123
- ISSN
0701-1008
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7202/1025713ar