Colonialism and environmental pollution
Environmental contamination alters, limits, or eliminates access to certain areas or items used or claimed by indigenous peoples, especially traditional lands, plants, and animals. In such circumstances, what are the effects of environmental degradation on indigenous rights ? In this article, I provide support for the view that the effects of environmental contamination prolong or reproduce those of colonialism. Arguing from this perspective, I identify the rights of indigenous peoples that are affected by environmental contamination and analyze the effect such contamination has on these rights.