'Frack'turing Canadian settler narratives: the Elsipogtog shale gas protests and indigenous women's resistance
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Abstract: On October 17, 2013, a group of Mi’kmaq people from Elsipogtog, New \nBrunswick garnered national attention for defending their land against shale gas \ndevelopment. The focal point of the event was the Elsipogtog First Nation’s clash with \nthe RCMP, which resulted in the arrest of 40 so-called protestors. By interspersing \nfootage of the protest with images of burning police cars, rifles, and staunchly held \nblockades, the media portrayed the protestors’ actions as radical and violent. Amidst the \nflurry of mainstream media coverage, the people of Elsipogtog were active in challenging \nthe misrepresentations of their actions and their communities; among them the women of \nthe community were especially vocal and instrumental in continuing the resistance \nagainst shale gas. However, despite the active involvement of women from Elsipogtog in \nthe protest, they largely disappeared from the mainstream media. This thesis explores \nhow Indigenous women confront erasure and unsettle the dense mythological terrain of \nCanadian national narratives.
Author: Alyse Stuart
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2807717322