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"A life of dignity, joy and good relation": Water, Knowledge, and Environmental Justice in Rita Wong's undercurrent.
- Source :
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Canadian Literature . 2019, Issue 237, p47-63. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "undercurrent" by Rita Wong. The poem contemplates intertwined environmental and social harms which occur at Site C dam in British Columbia, when settler desires to retain the status quo discourage people from caring for and working with water. The poem articulate how water's shared reliance serves as a link between settlers on Turtle Island and Indigenous peoples.
- Subjects :
- *DAMS
*INDIGENOUS peoples
*ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00084360
- Issue :
- 237
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Literature
- Publication Type :
- Review
- Accession number :
- 136630517