Native Peoples and the Problem of Paternalism
Native Peoples and the Problem of Paternalism
Using case studies focusing on Shell Oil drilling in Africa and on native American attempts to take U.S. hazardous and radioactive waste onto reservations, the chapter analyzes the concept of paternalism. It argues that it is not paternalistic to demand a halt to imposing such risks on indigenous people. Showing that behavior – which victimizes indigenous people – amounts to threats to equality and to supporting colonialism, the chapter argues for a concept of geographical equality.
Keywords: colonialism, environmental injustice, equality, future generations, indigenous people, informed consent, justice, native Americans, nuclear waste, risk
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