• North American Extra-Activism and Indigenous Communications Practices

    Author(s):
    Dorothy Kidd (see profile)
    Date:
    2020
    Subject(s):
    Communication, Environmentalism, Social movements
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Extractivism, Indigenous resistance, Oil pipelines, Social movement communications, Indigenous critical thought
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/ecw9-nw54
    Abstract:
    There has been a wealth of research in Latin America on the most recent global intensification of extractivism, or the capitalist exploitation of natural resources. Some of this research has examined the resistance among front-line Indigenous and rural communities, and allied environmental groups, who are challenging the development of mega-scale mining, oil, gas, mono-agricultural, and related infrastructural projects. Researchers have noted many similar tactical repertoires that can take multiple forms (through direct action, media representation, and in legal, political, and educational forums) and extend across geographic scales (local, national, regional, and transnational). Communications is key to much of their work; however there has been far less research examining the communications practices in any detail. This article focuses on the communications practices in use in three Indigenous-led campaigns against extractivist projects in North America, the decade-old Unist’ot’en Camp in northwestern Canada, Idle No More, and the #NoDAPL of the Standing Rock Sioux. My findings indicate that a resurgent Indigenous movement, in concert with environmental and other settler allies, has adopted an array of communications practices that combine protective action on behalf of their lands and waters with the creation of new communities in place-based assemblies and social media and digital networks.
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    Pub. DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.26620/uniminuto.mediaciones.16.25.2020.222-245
    Publisher:
    Corporacion Universitaria Minuto de Dios-Uniminuto
    Pub. Date:
    December 16, 2020
    Journal:
    Mediaciones
    Volume:
    16
    Issue:
    25
    Page Range:
    222 - 245
    ISSN:
    1692-5688
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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