I will live for both of us: a history of colonialism, uranium mining, and Inuit resistance – UM Today

January 17, 2023

“I Will Live for Both of Us: A History of Colonialism, Uranium Mining, and Inuit Resistance” discusses political conflicts over proposed uranium mining in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut.

I Will Live for Both of Us: A History of Colonialism, Uranium Mining, and Inuit Resistance is a book that discusses critical activism that has occurred in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. It has been published recently through the University of Manitoba press and highlights Inuit resistance to uranium mining. The lead author is Joan Scottie, an Inuk Elder from Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake), Nunavut. Warren Bernauer, one of three authors of the book, is a postdoctoral fellow at the Natural Resources Intitute and the Department of Environment and Geography. Warren worked alongside Joan Scottie and Jack Hicks to write the book. In writing I Will Live for Both of Us, the three authors integrated academic research with Joan’s knowledge and perspectives as a hunter, Elder, grandmother, and community organizer.

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