{"product_id":"process-as-power-minh-thuy-do-9780774872263","title":"Process as Power: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Consultation in British Columbia Environmental Assessments","description":"\u003cb\u003eUncovers the failure of British Columbia to reach true collaborative governance with Indigenous Peoples through the environmental assessment process.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In British Columbia, major resource development projects require environmental assessment, and Indigenous Peoples whose lands will be affected are legally entitled to consultation. Yet, as projects from the Galore Creek mine to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion illustrate, the purpose and outcomes of these consultations often diverge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eProcess as Power, \u003c\/i\u003e Minh Thuy Do draws on interviews, judicial decisions, and environmental assessment reports to explore the dynamics of Indigenous consultation. Courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the British Columbia Court of Appeal, have emphasized consultation as a means of demonstrating state legitimacy in matters affecting Aboriginal rights. However, Indigenous participants frequently view these processes as illegitimate, as the state largely controls how Indigenous perspectives are incorporated into project decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Do evaluates the flaws of the current system and proposes reforms to create a more robust environmental assessment process--one that meaningfully advances reconciliation and addresses deficits in state legitimacy, offering a crucial contribution to debates on resource development, Indigenous rights, and governance in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Minh Thuy Do\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774872268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774872263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Minh Thuy Do","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437534982399,"sku":"9780774872263","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51876669-28ce-4b50-a9ae-ebbbeaf5ba74.jpg?v=1777162477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/process-as-power-minh-thuy-do-9780774872263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}