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Salisbury (McGill) analyzes how life for the Cree of northern Quebec changed from 1971 to 1981. Relying primarily on one of his former student's research and his own 12 years of experience with the Cree, Salisbury suggests that the Cree changed from an essentially local and isolated village-band society to a regional one. He documents substantial improvements in the economy, education, housing, and public services, as well as greatly expanded Cree control of these areas, all without destruction of the traditional hunting culture. Salisbury attributes much of the change to the 1971 crisis over the proposed James Bay hydro project, which created regional unity and resulted in the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. Salisbury sees the experience of the northern Quebec Cree as a possible model for development in other areas. A list of abbreviations, helpful notes, and a bibliography increase the value of an especially useful work. College and university libraries.-P.T. Sherrill, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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