Solar Storms (context) 🏞️

Question 1

What was the name of the real-life project that “Solar Storms” based off of?

Answer 1

the James Bay Project
- Hydro-Quebec’s 1971 hydrodam construction on the La Grande River in northwestern Quebec

Question 2

What was a “pro”, a benefit, of the James Bay Project?

Answer 2

It would benefit Quebec’s economy and generate electricity/clean energy

Question 3

What was the “con”, a disadvantage, of the James Bay Project?

Answer 3

Cree and Inuit communities were disrupted; their lives were severely impacted by diverting water, displacing people, compelling animal migration, and changing local climates

Question 4

What was the name of the agreement that came as a result of the conflict of the indigenous peoples and Hydro-Quebec?

Answer 4

the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (1975)
- the first written contract in Canada that explicitly represented the rights of indigenous peoples

Question 5

What is the definition of a bildungsroman?

hint: this is a word that characterizes “Solar Storms” as a novel

Answer 5

coming-of-age story
- a noel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education

Question 6

What is the name of the company that planned the James Bay Project?

Answer 6

Hydro-Quebec

Question 7

What were the two main indigenous communities that were going to be impacted by the James Bay Project?

Answer 7

1. Cree
2. Inuit