Jean-Jacques Simard
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Jean-Jacques Simard is a Québécois
professor
and sociologist.
He has been professor of sociology
at Université Laval
since 1976.
He began the first project into modern autonomous Inuit government in Canada
. A critic of hydroelectric development in Baie-James, he left public function to become a counselor for Inuit dissidents in the famous James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
.
The Commission Bélanger-Campeau called him to give evidence in the aboriginal
question.
From 1988–1989, he edited Recherches sociographiques, a journal published by the Département de sociologie, Faculté des sciences sociales of Université Laval
, Quebec City
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
and sociologist.
He has been professor of sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
since 1976.
He began the first project into modern autonomous Inuit government in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. A critic of hydroelectric development in Baie-James, he left public function to become a counselor for Inuit dissidents in the famous James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
The James Bay And Northern Quebec Agreement was an Aboriginal land claim settlement, approved in 1975 by the Cree and Inuit of northern Quebec, and later slightly modified in 1978 by the Northeastern Quebec Agreement, through which Quebec's Naskapi First Nations joined the treaty...
.
The Commission Bélanger-Campeau called him to give evidence in the aboriginal
Aboriginal peoples in Canada
Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada and are commonly considered pejorative....
question.
From 1988–1989, he edited Recherches sociographiques, a journal published by the Département de sociologie, Faculté des sciences sociales of Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
, Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
.
Works
- La longue marche des technocrates, 1979.. sur le site Les Classiques des sciences sociales.
- Tendances nordiques – Les changements sociaux, 1970–1990, chez les Cris et Inuits du Québec, 1995
- La Réduction: l’Autochtone inventé et les Amérindiens d’aujourd’hui, 2004
Honours
- 2004 – Governor General's Awards2004 Governor General's AwardsThe nominees for the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 26. The children's literature winners were announced on November 15, and the other winners were announced on November 16...
, La Réduction: l’Autochtone inventé et les Amérindiens d’aujourd’hui