DEVS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Revenue Sharing, Middle Power, Structural Adjustment
29 Aug 2016
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Canada mining boom leaves natives in the cold. Indigenous peoples living extremely close to a diamond mine are living in extreme poverty. Diamonds are extracted on their traditional territory in attawapiskat. Very cold in winter - no heat in houses. As diamonds are worth more - the compensation should be more. Person managing attawapiskat"s finances (3rd party) making 1300 a day. Indian act - government must provide sources on reserves o. First nations lands are most productive or best lands for resources. Attawapiskat - up north - food and cost of living very high. Extractions pull people out of poverty, create jobs, deliver health care, education. African leaders have created the african mining vison, as they have a large percentage of the world"s resources o. Canadians support this project - set up a center to provide tech and policy support for those who want to max. the benefits of their resource wealth. Canadian government helps train people for extractive sector.
