Green imperialism & Indigenous nations w/ Andrew Curley
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🗓️ 11 November 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Andrew Curley (@wahgraphy) argues that current "green" transition plans largely misunderstand settler colonialism and imperialism. The Navajo Nation, a resource colony, is at the heart of the debate, as there are attempts to move away from harmful extractive economies. But who benefits? Whose economies are sacrificed?
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| 0:00.0 | I was like he got this back in 2011 I think and I've had it for a while |
| 0:06.7 | I just now started using it. Really? Oh okay okay yeah so this thing is new, like the Furby, |
| 0:13.4 | the Furby thing. |
| 0:15.6 | Is it gonna stick up for B. |
| 0:17.0 | I know, it's like, |
| 0:19.3 | somebody walked in, this would look funny. Vegas. |
| 0:24.0 | Yeah, Vegas. |
| 0:25.0 | Happens here, stays here. |
| 0:27.0 | Yeah, hopefully. |
| 0:29.0 | But we're recording it. |
| 0:31.0 | What do you just introduce yourself? |
| 0:35.0 | Like... |
| 0:36.0 | Okay. I'm going to go on. Yat Aye Shay, Andrew Kuyinichay, Bilagana Nishlan, Hanagani, Basuchin, Bilagana d'Chay, Kiaani d'Shanella. |
| 1:18.5 | So she'll be relatives to everyone. |
| 1:20.5 | Based on my first clan. A lot of listeners won't even know I'm related to them. |
| 1:24.8 | Be expecting some holiday gifts practice kinship. |
| 1:31.1 | So I'm an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University of |
| 1:35.1 | of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My focus has been on coal and coal mining and ideas of development and resources and sovereignty within the |
| 1:44.6 | Navajo Nation over the last couple years, specifically around Kanta Mine and the Navajo |
| 1:50.4 | Generating Station. |
| 1:52.0 | I've also talked a little bit about water and water rights |
| 1:54.8 | and Navajo and indigenous contention |
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