This article is based on an essay Hillary Beattie wrote in the university course “Environment, Economy, and Aboriginal People” with Dr. Wanda Wuttunee as part of her Master’s degree at the University of Manitoba. The ideas discussed in the article were developed in part through her research in Bella Bella. Further, it focuses on a project that would have impacted Lelu Island and the coastal community of Prince Rupert, B.C.
The article was featured in the Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development Volume 10, Issue 2, p85.