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Chapter 11 “There Is No Memory of It Here”: Closure and Memory of the Polaris Mine in Resolute Bay, 1973–2012
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Table of Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Glossary of Key Mining Terms xi
- The Complex Legacy of Mining in Northern Canada 1
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Mining and Memory
- From Igloo to Mine Shaft: Inuit Labour and Memory at the Rankin Inlet Nickel Mine 35
- Narratives Unearthed, or, How an Abandoned Mine Doesn’t Really Abandon You 59
- “It’s Just Natural”: First Nation Family History and the Keno Hill Silver Mine 87
- Gender, Labour, and Community in a Remote Mining Town 117
- “A Mix of the Good and the Bad”: Community Memory and the Pine Point Mine 137
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History, Politics, and Mining Policy
- The Revival of Québec’s Iron Ore Industry: Perspectives on Mining, Development, and History 169
- Indigenous Battles for Environmental Protection and Economic Benefits during the Commercialization of the Alberta Oil Sands, 1967–1986 207
- Uranium, Inuit Rights, and Emergent Neoliberalism in Labrador, 1956–2012 233
- Privatizing Consent? Impact and Benefit Agreements and the Neoliberalization of Mineral Development in the Canadian North 259
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Navigating Mine Closure
- Contesting Closure: Science, Politics, and Community Responses to Closing the Nanisivik Mine, Nunavut 293
- “There Is No Memory of It Here”: Closure and Memory of the Polaris Mine in Resolute Bay, 1973–2012 315
- Liability, Legacy, and Perpetual Care: Government Ownership and Management of the Giant Mine, 1999–2015 341
- Conclusion 377
- Notes on Contributors 383
- Bibliography 387
- Index 425
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Table of Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Glossary of Key Mining Terms xi
- The Complex Legacy of Mining in Northern Canada 1
-
Mining and Memory
- From Igloo to Mine Shaft: Inuit Labour and Memory at the Rankin Inlet Nickel Mine 35
- Narratives Unearthed, or, How an Abandoned Mine Doesn’t Really Abandon You 59
- “It’s Just Natural”: First Nation Family History and the Keno Hill Silver Mine 87
- Gender, Labour, and Community in a Remote Mining Town 117
- “A Mix of the Good and the Bad”: Community Memory and the Pine Point Mine 137
-
History, Politics, and Mining Policy
- The Revival of Québec’s Iron Ore Industry: Perspectives on Mining, Development, and History 169
- Indigenous Battles for Environmental Protection and Economic Benefits during the Commercialization of the Alberta Oil Sands, 1967–1986 207
- Uranium, Inuit Rights, and Emergent Neoliberalism in Labrador, 1956–2012 233
- Privatizing Consent? Impact and Benefit Agreements and the Neoliberalization of Mineral Development in the Canadian North 259
-
Navigating Mine Closure
- Contesting Closure: Science, Politics, and Community Responses to Closing the Nanisivik Mine, Nunavut 293
- “There Is No Memory of It Here”: Closure and Memory of the Polaris Mine in Resolute Bay, 1973–2012 315
- Liability, Legacy, and Perpetual Care: Government Ownership and Management of the Giant Mine, 1999–2015 341
- Conclusion 377
- Notes on Contributors 383
- Bibliography 387
- Index 425