Indigenous rights in environmental justice : examining decolonization and human security in the context of Inuit seal hunting

dc.contributor.advisor Kmak, Magdalena
dc.contributor.author Klein, Joëlle
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-09T12:45:38Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-09T12:45:38Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.description Second semester University: Åbo Akademi University en_US
dc.description.abstract In the current era of environmental activism, campaigns to address the impending impacts of climate change and global warming are increasingly visible and effective at making their positions known. Simultaneously, the advent of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and a growing concern for indigenous rights has amplified the social movements of indigenous groups seeking access to, and recognition of, their rights. These movements often intersect with environmental justice campaigns over protections of land, environment, and against the encroachment of extractive resource industries. However, the relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous campaigns are not always cooperative, and subsequently can infringe upon the rights of indigenous communities. The following research uses decolonization theory to frame understandings of indigenous rights and to underscore the necessity of indigenous inclusion and participation in environmental movements. Furthermore, it posits that environmental justice campaigns have failed to adequately address indigenous rights within their activism, which can contribute to a further marginalization of indigenous concerns and purport to an extension of colonial power dynamics. In light of this, the thesis recognizes a need for environmental justice organizations to recentralize indigenous rights within their movements, and explores to what extent a human security framework can be utilized to achieve this aim. Finally, a case study on the interactions between environmental organizations and Inuit during the anti-sealing campaigns of the 1970s is undertaken to demonstrate the impact of environmental movements operating without adequate understandings of indigenous rights, and the need to utilize alternate approaches in constructing environmental justice campaigns. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/20.500.11825/523
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/2342
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Global Campus Europe (EMA) theses 2016/2017;
dc.subject indigenous rights en_US
dc.subject environment en_US
dc.subject Inuit en_US
dc.subject social movements en_US
dc.subject activists en_US
dc.subject decolonisation
dc.title Indigenous rights in environmental justice : examining decolonization and human security in the context of Inuit seal hunting en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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