Wednesday Nov. 6 – Author-Meets-Critics Discussion of Tyler McCreary鈥檚 Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities
The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (in partnership with Law and Legal Studies, Climate Commons, and the Institute of Political Economy) is thrilled to present an听author-meets-critics discussion with geographer Tyler McCreary about his new book听听(University of Alberta Press, 2024).听 Prof McCreary will be joined in conversation with Prof听Julie Tomiak听(Indigenous Studies, 杏吧原创), Prof听John Carlson(Criminology, uOttawa), and Prof听Graeme Auld听(Public Policy and Administration, 杏吧原创).
Event Details
Wednesday November 6th, 2024
14:30-16:00, followed by a casual social event
Dunton Tower 2017
Book Description
Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities听examines the relationship between the Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n and hydrocarbon pipeline development, showing how colonial governments and corporations seek to control Indigenous claims and how the Wet’suwet’en resist. Tyler McCreary explores pipeline regulatory review processes, reviews attempts to reconcile Indigeneity with development, and asks fundamental questions about territory and jurisdiction. In the process, he offers historical context for the continuing influences of colonialism on Indigenous peoples. Throughout, McCreary demonstrates how the cyclical movements between resistance and reconciliation are affected by the unequal relations between Indigenous peoples, colonial governments, and development operations. This sophisticated analysis invites readers to consider the complex realities of Indigenous and Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n law, as well as the politics of pipeline development.
Speakers
Tyler McCreary听is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University, where he is also affiliated with the Native American and Indigenous Studies Center and the African American Studies Program. This year he is also Visiting Faculty with the Institute of Political Economy at 杏吧原创 University. His research examines how settler colonialism and racial capitalism inflect processes governing land, livelihood, and community life in North America. He has published four books, and over forty journal articles and book chapters. His most recent book is听Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities: Colonial Extractivism and Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n Resistance听(University of Alberta Press, 2024).
Julie Tomiak听is an Associate Professor in Indigenous Studies at 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies.听She is a researcher听of Anishinaabe and European descent who is interested in histories and geographies of colonial and capitalist dispossession and Indigenous resistance, resurgence, and Land Back.
John Carlson听is King Fisher clan Anishinaabe and a member of the Red Rock Indian Band. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa.
Graeme Auld听is a Professor in 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 School of Public Policy and Administration. He researches regulations, environmental politics and global governance, with a particular focus on the history, politics, and operations of transnational forms private regulatory governance. He is author of听Constructing Private Governance: The Rise and Evolution of Forest, Coffee, and Fisheries Certification听(Yale University Press, 2014)