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The Globe and Mail as corporate apologists: behind the love affair with Barrick Gold
Sakura, Saunders
http://nbmediacoop.org/2013/02/21/the-globe-and-mail-as-corporate-apologists-behind-the-love-affair-with-barrick-gold/Date Written: 2013-02-21 Publisher: NB Media Co-Op Year Published: 2013 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX20711 In the rural highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), a Canadian gold mine operates amongst the Ipili people, who were one of the last major ethnic groups to be contacted by the Australian colonial administration of New Guinea, or "white man", in 1939. Since that date, Porgera was known for its rich gold deposits and eventually became the site of one of the largest gold mines in the world. Today, Porgera is a site of controversy, as it riches are overshadowed by stories of gang rapes and killings of the Ipili people at the hands of Barrick security and police. Subject Headings |