The indigenous peoples of the James Bay Cree society have encountered numerous tribulations through the course of their lives. Adaptations to the Cree lifestyle have been made for the compromise of the government of Quebec. However, the Cree has fought to keep their way of life, of living off the land’s resources by protesting against projects put in place by Quebec’s government, such as plans to increase profits from the production of hydroelectricity. Furthermore, the Cree has been successful in generating agreements with Quebec to keep peaceful relations for the benefit of both groups of people.
The James Bay Cree is a group of indigenous peoples living in northern Quebec off of the James Bay body of water. Ronald Niezen particularly focused …show more content…
“On one side were those Crees who advocated accommodation with the Quebec government’s vision of modernity, and with it more complete integration in the formal economy, with hope for the future based on jobs, money, and economic growth, and most important, a willingness to accept as the cost of bringing this future into being the environmental impacts of extractive industries, notably new hydroelectric installations on major rivers (Niezen pg. 107)”. On the other side of the Cree, stood those who believed in the ancestry’s way of life: living off the land’s resources. There became a clear separation between the Cree, a struggle I am sure has been detrimental to who they are as a people. The changes in lifestyle will cause a permanent separation of Cree …show more content…
It is encouraging to see that people can still survive the way they used to. However, it is clear that non-indigenous people need to either leave indigenous people alone and let them live they way they wish to or assist them in living the way they wish to without pressures of changing who they are. This is the struggle of people of today; they believe their way is the better way. In actuality, the way we live today is not as efficient as the way we used to live. Ronald Niezen was able to capture the importance of the Cree way of life and share it with the rest of the world. In the least, I found it beneficial to understand precisely what indigenous people face day to
The James Bay Cree is a group of indigenous peoples living in northern Quebec off of the James Bay body of water. Ronald Niezen particularly focused …show more content…
“On one side were those Crees who advocated accommodation with the Quebec government’s vision of modernity, and with it more complete integration in the formal economy, with hope for the future based on jobs, money, and economic growth, and most important, a willingness to accept as the cost of bringing this future into being the environmental impacts of extractive industries, notably new hydroelectric installations on major rivers (Niezen pg. 107)”. On the other side of the Cree, stood those who believed in the ancestry’s way of life: living off the land’s resources. There became a clear separation between the Cree, a struggle I am sure has been detrimental to who they are as a people. The changes in lifestyle will cause a permanent separation of Cree …show more content…
It is encouraging to see that people can still survive the way they used to. However, it is clear that non-indigenous people need to either leave indigenous people alone and let them live they way they wish to or assist them in living the way they wish to without pressures of changing who they are. This is the struggle of people of today; they believe their way is the better way. In actuality, the way we live today is not as efficient as the way we used to live. Ronald Niezen was able to capture the importance of the Cree way of life and share it with the rest of the world. In the least, I found it beneficial to understand precisely what indigenous people face day to