ISBN13: | 9780295984193 |
ISBN10: | 0295984198 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 256 pages |
Size: | 229x152 mm |
Weight: | 345 g |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 2 maps, bibliog., index |
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Rogue Diamonds
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When geologist Chuck Fipke discovered diamonds on the Barren Grounds near Yellowknife in Canada's Arctic, international mining companies almost immediately began to stake claims to the minerals: pure "ice" diamonds untainted by bloodshed and war.
These diamond lands are home to the Dene, Native peoples who have hunted, fished, and lived on these grounds since time immemorial. To mine these lands required the agreement of the First Nations, the Inuit, the mining company, and two levels of government. Ellen Bielawski was part of the negotiation team that painstakingly put together a deal to satisfy all involved, and Rogue Diamonds is her provocative and insightful telling of this intense time. From closed-door meetings in town to sacred ceremonies on the land, Bielawski weaves a thought-provoking story.
"A compelling account of the great diamond rush of the 1990s. . . . The true power of this book lies in Bielawski's unique northern voice, and acute rendering of a life on the land and the healing power of old ways."
Map 1: Akaitcho Treaty 8 Country
Map 2: Major Mineral Claims North of Great Slave Lake
A Note on Language and Jurisdiction
Prologue
Sine--Summer
1. The Diamonds
2. The Dene
3. The Deadline
Xaytas--Autumn
4. You Got the Gold, We Got the Shaft
5. Water--First Rapids
6. Ever Lotta Berries
7. Insignificant Progress
8. The Perfectly Useless Product
9. The Minister's Significant Progress
10. Second Rapids
11. Third Rapids
12. "I Don't Speak for the Minister"
Xaye--Winter
13. Waiting for ?etthen
14. Excell's Moccasins
15. Sharing Accord
Xaluka--Early Spring
16. The Healing Journey
Epilogue
Sources and Source Notes
Author's Note and Acknowledgments
Index