Are Extractive Activities and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Canada Irreconcilable?

Are Extractive Activities and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Canada Irreconcilable? ​ Extractive projects on or near Indigenous (home)lands often provoke social conflicts, manifested in different forms and primed by highly unequal relationships between ‘stakeholders’. Although Indigenous peoples have collective rights enshrined in UNDRIP, such as FPIC, that, if fully recognized, would greatly reduce power imbalances, …

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