Blockades or Breakthroughs?: Aboriginal Peoples Confront the Canadian State

Blockades Have Become A Common Response To Canada's Failure To Address And Resolve The Legitimate Claims Of First Nations. Blockades Or Breakthroughs? Debates The Importance And Effectiveness Of Blockades And Occupations As Political And Diplomatic Tools For Aboriginal People. The Adoption Of Direct Action Tactics Like Blockades And Occupations Is Predicated On The Idea That Something Drastic Is Needed For Aboriginal Groups To Break An Unfavourable Status Quo, Overcome Structural Barriers, And Achieve Their Goals. But Are Blockades Actually Breakthroughs? What Are The Objectives Of Aboriginal People And Communities Who Adopt This Approach? How Can The Success Of These Methods Be Measured? This Collection Offers An In-depth Survey Of Occupations, Blockades, And Their Legacies, From 1968 To The Present. Individual Case Studies Situate Specific Blockades And Conflicts In Historical Context, Examine Each Group's Reasons For Occupation, And Analyze The Media Labels And Frames Applied To Both Aboriginal And State Responses. Direct Action Tactics Remain A Powerful Political Tool For First Nations In Canada. The Authors Of Blockades Or Breakthroughs? Argue That Blockades And Occupations Are Instrumental, Symbolic, And Complex Events That Demand Equally Multifaceted Responses. Contributors Include Yale D. Belanger, Tom Flanagan, Sarah King, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, David Rossiter, John Sandlos, Nick Shrubsole, And Timothy Winegard. -- Provided By Publisher. Introduction / Yale D. Belanger And P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- Point Pelee's Summer Of Discontent / John Sandlos -- The Nature Of A Blockade: Environmental Politics And The Haida Action On Lyell Island, British Columbia / David A. Rossiter -- Lubicon Lake: The Success And Failure Of Radical Activism / Tom Flanagan -- The War Will Be Won When The Last Low-level Flying Happens Here In Our Home: Innu Opposition To Low-level Flying In Labrador / P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- A Bridge Too Far? The Oka Crisis / P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- The Oldman River Dam And The Lonefighters' Response To Environmental Incursion / Yale D. Belanger -- The Tragedy Of Ipperwash / P. Whitney Lackenbauer With Victor Gulewitsch -- The Gustafsen Lake Standoff / Nick Shrubsole And P. Whitney Lackenabauer -- Seeking Relief: The Dispute In Burnt Church (esgenoopetitj) / Sarah J. King -- Blockades, Occupations, And The Bay Of Quinte Mohawk's Fight For Sovereingty / Yale D. Belanger -- Your Home On Native Land? Conflict And Controversy At Caledonia And The Six Nations Of The Grand River / Timonthy C. Winegard. Edited By Yale D. Belanger And P. Whitney Lackenbaur. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format.