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Mr. Stephen Tsuji
School of Environmental Studies, Queen's University (Kingston K7L 3J9, Ontario, Canada)

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Journal article
Published: 23 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Green energy has become a term that heralds efforts of environmental conservation and protection worldwide; however, much of it is marred with questions of what it means to be green. More precisely, it has become a question of Green for whom? While many of the impacts of supposed green energy projects are local in their reach, some may be more regional in their scope, such as hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power generation negatively impacts the environment and people who rely on the environment for sustenance, such as, Indigenous peoples of northern Canada. Taking into account their position with respect to the areas impacted by these green projects, many Indigenous peoples have voiced their concerns and doubts concerning green energy, which is purported to be a mode of energy production that champions the environment. The Kabinakagami River Waterpower Project serves as a case study for both the potential effects of the project and the different views associated with these endeavors. If nothing else, the accounts and testimonies found within shall stand as a testament to the hubris of calling an energy project green without properly assessing and considering the impacts. While these statements relate to the case presented, they also carry significance in the wider world due to the numerous Indigenous communities around the world that are having their spaces slowly being encroached upon in the name of sustainable growth, or green energy. This will especially be true in the post-COVID-19 period where green energy and a green economy are being touted as a way towards state and worldwide recovery.

ACS Style

Stephen R. J. Tsuji; Dan D. P. McCarthy; Stephen Quilley. Green Energy—Green for Whom? A Case Study of the Kabinakagami River Waterpower Project in Northern Canada. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9445 .

AMA Style

Stephen R. J. Tsuji, Dan D. P. McCarthy, Stephen Quilley. Green Energy—Green for Whom? A Case Study of the Kabinakagami River Waterpower Project in Northern Canada. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9445.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Stephen R. J. Tsuji; Dan D. P. McCarthy; Stephen Quilley. 2021. "Green Energy—Green for Whom? A Case Study of the Kabinakagami River Waterpower Project in Northern Canada." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9445.

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Published: 27 July 2021 in Sustainability
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Canada has a long history of assimilative efforts with respect to Indigenous peoples. Legal assimilation efforts occurred on two fronts: the voluntary and involuntary enfranchisement of First Nations people, and the dissolution of First Nations reserve lands. Cultural assimilation occurred through the residential school system, and the removal of Indigenous children from their homes by Canadian child welfare agencies in the “sixties scoop”. Another form of assimilation is through environmental assimilation. I define environmental assimilation as changes to the environment through development, to the extent whereby the environment can no longer support Indigenous cultural activities. Herein, I examine environmental assimilation in northern Ontario, Canada. The “taken-up” clause in Treaty No. 9, the “Exemption Orders” in the Far North Act, the “Except” stipulation in the Mining Amendment Act, and the unilateral streamlining of projects in the Green Energy Act and the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act—these pieces of legislation pose threats to the environment and serve to facilitate the reality of contemporary environmental assimilation of First Nations.

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Stephen Tsuji. Indigenous Environmental Justice and Sustainability: What Is Environmental Assimilation? Sustainability 2021, 13, 8382 .

AMA Style

Stephen Tsuji. Indigenous Environmental Justice and Sustainability: What Is Environmental Assimilation? Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8382.

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Stephen Tsuji. 2021. "Indigenous Environmental Justice and Sustainability: What Is Environmental Assimilation?" Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8382.