The self-reported behaviour of Iiyiyiu Aschii Cree and the worry about pollution from industrial and hydroelectric development in northern Quebec, Canada

Moriarity, Robert J.; Zuk, Aleksandra M.; Tsuji, Leonard J. S.

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.110788

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“…The extractive industry was the most prominent industry described (n=16 articles) with negative impacts reported for Indigenous health and well-being from mining25 34–47 and fracking 48. Articles described the exploitation of Indigenous land resulting in environmental pollution/contamination and conflicts over land-use,34 35 37–40 43–45 47 48 CSR activities25 36 37 42 and lobbying of governments to acquire more land for mining and reduce licencing requirements to operate on Indigenous land (impact bargaining agreements) 41 46. Most articles about the extractive industry reported negative impacts on health and well-being,35 36 38–47 most commonly due to environmental pollution, including pollution of drinking water and toxic metal exposure34 35 37 40 43–47 as well as undermining cultural well-being34–36 38–42 46–48 One article suggested enhanced environmental impact assessments could help promote cultural well-being,25 and improving such assessments was the most frequently suggested strategy for overcoming the negative consequences of the extractive industry on Indigenous health and well-being 25 37 39–42 45 47.…”

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The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review

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IntroductionHealth inequity within Indigenous populations is widespread and underpinned by colonialism, dispossession and oppression. Social and cultural determinants of Indigenous health and well-being are well described. Despite emerging literature on the commercial determinants of health, the health and well-being impacts of commercial activities for Indigenous populations is not well understood. We aimed to identify, map and synthesise the available evidence on the commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being.MethodsFive academic databases (MEDLINE Complete, Global Health APAPsycInfo, Environment Complete and Business Source Complete) and grey literature (Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, Google Scholar, Google) were systematically searched for articles describing commercial industry activities that may influence health and well-being for Indigenous peoples in high-income countries. Data were extracted by Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers and narratively synthesised.Results56 articles from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden were included, 11 of which were editorials/commentaries. The activities of the extractive (mining), tobacco, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, alcohol and gambling industries were reported to impact Indigenous populations. Forty-six articles reported health-harming commercial practices, including exploitation of Indigenous land, marketing, lobbying and corporate social responsibility activities. Eight articles reported positive commercial industry activities that may reinforce cultural expression, cultural continuity and Indigenous self-determination. Few articles reported Indigenous involvement across the study design and implementation.ConclusionCommercial industry activities contribute to health and well-being outcomes of Indigenous populations. Actions to reduce the harmful impacts of commercial activities on Indigenous health and well-being and future empirical research on the commercial determinants of Indigenous health, should be Indigenous led or designed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples.

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The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review

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“…Water is required for human survival, but it is not just the quantity of water that is important, the quality of water has to be considered. Quality of water is typically thought of in terms of contamination (biological and/or chemical) [133]. In the Far North region of Ontario, there was little to worry about with respect to water quality from natural sources: "The Far north is First Nations land .…”

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“…(Chief of Wahgoshig First Nation, David Babin) [134] (p. 955) Being worried about water quality in relation to potential pollution from industrial and hydroelectric development can lead to behavioural changes as reported for northern Quebec Cree [133]. Moriarity et al [133] showed that the First Nation Cree of Quebec consumed less tap water (and more bottled water) in their home community with this behaviuor being significantly associated with increased worry. Unfortunately, stress level indicators, such as salivary cortisol, were not measured in this study.…”

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Green Energy—Green for Whom? A Case Study of the Kabinakagami River Waterpower Project in Northern Canada

2021

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Green energy has become a term that heralds efforts of environmental conservation and protection worldwide; however, much of it is marred with questions of what it means to be green. More precisely, it has become a question of Green for whom? While many of the impacts of supposed green energy projects are local in their reach, some may be more regional in their scope, such as hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power generation negatively impacts the environment and people who rely on the environment for sustenance, such as, Indigenous peoples of northern Canada. Taking into account their position with respect to the areas impacted by these green projects, many Indigenous peoples have voiced their concerns and doubts concerning green energy, which is purported to be a mode of energy production that champions the environment. The Kabinakagami River Waterpower Project serves as a case study for both the potential effects of the project and the different views associated with these endeavors. If nothing else, the accounts and testimonies found within shall stand as a testament to the hubris of calling an energy project green without properly assessing and considering the impacts. While these statements relate to the case presented, they also carry significance in the wider world due to the numerous Indigenous communities around the world that are having their spaces slowly being encroached upon in the name of sustainable growth, or green energy. This will especially be true in the post-COVID-19 period where green energy and a green economy are being touted as a way towards state and worldwide recovery.

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“…We agree with Dannenbaum et al 20 that the issue whereby First Nation women have greater prevalence of T2DM than their male counterparts is multifactorial—and like Crowshoe et al 21 and Halseth 22 , GDM is critical to the development of T2DM—but we also hypothesize that lipophilic contaminants may be playing a role. Local sources and long-range transport of contaminants have been identified as sources of contaminants for First Nations people in Canada, through direct exposure and/or indirect exposure through consumption of wild game and fish 23 , 24 .…”

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Environmental contaminants and the disproportionate prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus among Indigenous Cree women in James Bay Quebec, Canada

Zuk

Tsuji

2021

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Indigenous populations are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes (T2DM) compared to non-Indigenous people. Of importance, the prevalence of T2DM is greater amongst females than males in First Nations communities, in contrast to higher male prevalence reported in non-Indigenous Canadians. Therefore, in this study we extend our previously published work with respect to females, and the potential association between environmental exposures to organochlorine pesticides, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) to explain the greater prevalence of T2DM among Indigenous females compared to males. Using data from the Multi-Community Environment-and-Health Study, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), examined 9-polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, 7-organic pesticides, and 4-metal/metalloids. Modified Poisson regression with robust error variance estimated adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), regressing prevalent T2DM on the newly derived principal components (PC), adjusting for a priori covariates, including parity. We further examined the relationship between high detection concentrations of DDT and tertials of categorized DDE exposures on T2DM among Indigenous Cree women. Among 419 female participants, 23% (n = 95) had physician-diagnosed T2DM. PCA analysis show that DDT and Lead (Pb) loaded highly on the second axis (PC-2), although in opposite directions, indicating the different exposure sources. As previously published, T2DM was significantly associated with PC-2 across adjusted models, however, after further adjusting for parity in this analysis, T2DM was no longer significantly associated with increasing PC-2 scores (PR = 0.88, 95% 0.76, 1.03). Furthermore, we found that the highest detectable levels of DDT, and tertiles of DDE were significantly associated with prevalent T2DM in the fully adjusted model (PR = 1.93, 1.17, 3.19), and (PR = 3.58, 1.10, 11.70), respectively. This cross-sectional analysis suggests organochlorines, specifically, detectable high exposure concentrations of DDT and DDE are associated with prevalent type 2 diabetes, signifying a possible important link between parity and environmental organochlorines pesticides among Indigenous Cree women.

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The self-reported behaviour of Iiyiyiu Aschii Cree and the worry about pollution from industrial and hydroelectric development in northern Quebec, Canada

Cited by 7 publications

References 52 publications

The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review

The commercial determinants of Indigenous health and well-being: a systematic scoping review

Green Energy—Green for Whom? A Case Study of the Kabinakagami River Waterpower Project in Northern Canada

Environmental contaminants and the disproportionate prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus among Indigenous Cree women in James Bay Quebec, Canada

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