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Protecting Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Environmental Assessments and Land Use Studies: Mechanisms and Recommendations (Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, April 1999)
1 April 1999Report
A comprehensive report examining mechanisms for protecting traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in Canadian environmental assessments and land use studies, with case studies including the Ekati Diamond Mine project, and recommendations for legal and non-legal protective frameworks for First Nations proprietary knowledge.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Environmental Agreement Monitoring
13th Board of Directors Meeting Package (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, April 1999)
31 March 1999Report
This is the 1998-99 Annual Report of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, covering activities from April 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999. The report documents the Agency's role as an independent environmental watchdog for the Ekati Diamond Mine, including board meetings, community consultations with Aboriginal organizations, aquatic effects monitoring results, traditional knowledge integration efforts, and concerns regarding project expansion at Misery, Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth sites.
Board Meetings Minutes Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
The Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS) (GNWT, 1999)
~1999Presentation
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This document presents the Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS), established in 1994 at Daring Lake in the Northwest Territories to support environmental monitoring and ecological research related to diamond mining development in the Slave Geological Province. TERS serves as a demonstration facility for sustainable camp operations and hosts multiple cooperative research programs including wildlife population studies, climate monitoring, and educational initiatives like the Tundra Science Camp.
Wildlife Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Air Quality
Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines, Section 3: Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document outlines the principles, history, and good practices of environmental impact assessment (EIA) under Canadian law and the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. It explains EIA's role in predicting development impacts, emphasizes early public involvement and integration with project planning, and describes EIA as a tool for sustainable development in the Mackenzie Valley.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Regulatory Closure & Reclamation
BHP Diamonds Facts, Issue 3 (BHP Billiton, 1999)
~1999Report
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This corporate fact sheet describes the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada—a joint venture operated by BHP Diamonds Inc. that represents Canada's first diamond mine. The document provides comprehensive details on the mine's location, geology, infrastructure, operations, environmental management, and workforce.
Development Plans Exploration Regulatory Waste Rock Water Quality
Naturally North, The Natural Regions of the Western Northwest Territories (GNWT, 1999)
~1999Report
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An illustrated guide describing the seven natural ecozones of the western Northwest Territories, detailing their physical characteristics, climate, flora, fauna, and human activities, including protected areas strategy for the region.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Caribou
Guidelines, Section 6: Environmental Assessment (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document outlines the environmental assessment process under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, including the role and composition of the Review Board, procedures for determining when assessments are required, scoping, public consultation, and decision-making authority for proposed developments in the Mackenzie Valley.
Regulatory Development Plans Environmental Agreement Water Quality Wildlife
Section 2, Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document explains the land and water management system and institutions established by the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA), including regional and territorial boards responsible for land use planning, resource regulation, and environmental impact review in the Mackenzie Valley region of the Northwest Territories.
Regulatory Environmental Agreement Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mackenzie Valley, Interim Guidelines (MVEIRB, January 1999)
1 January 1999Report
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's interim guidelines establish procedures and principles for conducting environmental impact assessments in the Mackenzie Valley under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, including preliminary screening, environmental assessment, and environmental impact review processes.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Environmental Impact Assessment and Review Guidelines, Section 8, Appendices (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document contains the appendices to environmental impact assessment guidelines for the Mackenzie Valley, including definitions of key terms (Appendix A), a guide for identifying preliminary screeners and regulatory authorities (Appendix B), a preliminary screening report form template (Appendix C), and transition provisions from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (Appendix D).
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Development Plans
Section 7: Environmental Impact Review Guidelines (MVEIRB, 1999)
~1999Report
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This document is a comprehensive regulatory guide describing the environmental impact review process under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, including panel composition, terms of reference, environmental impact statement guidelines, public consultation procedures, panel reporting, and government response mechanisms for developments in the Mackenzie Valley.
Regulatory Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Monitoring
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, 12th Board of Directors Meeting Package (IEMA, February 1999)
11 December 1998Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the 11th Board of Directors Meeting of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (December 11-12, 1998) documenting discussions on federal and BHP responses to the Agency's annual report, project amendments, traditional knowledge integration, cumulative effects monitoring, and organizational matters including budget and staffing.
Board Meetings Minutes Aquatics Closure & Reclamation
Wolf Notes No. 3, Winter 1998/99 (NWT Esker/Wolf Project, Winter 1998/99)
~1998Report
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This Winter 1998/99 newsletter reports on the NWT Esker/Wolf Project's ongoing research into wolf movements, denning habitat, and tracking technology in the central Arctic. The project describes Phase 2 preparations including transition from satellite to VHF collars, a wolf management workshop held in Lutsel K'e, GPS collar testing results, and 1998 field data on wolf movements and pup counts across 12 monitored dens.
Wildlife Monitoring Habitat Assessment Traditional Knowledge Caribou
Submission on the Proposed Voisey's Bay Mining Development, Environmental Management (Labrador Inuit Association, November 1998)
4 November 1998Regulatory Filing
The Labrador Inuit Association (LIA) submits a comprehensive proposal for ongoing environmental management of the proposed Voisey's Bay mining development, centered on establishing a legally binding Environmental Agreement between the four parties to the Memorandum of Understanding (Canada, Newfoundland, LIA, and Innu Nation) plus the mining company. The submission outlines the need for a multi-stakeholder Environmental Agreement Agency, a Monitoring Partnership involving VBNC, LIA, and Innu Nation, coordination with a Marine Management Plan under the Oceans Act, and a Shipping Agreement to address Inuit concerns about ice shipping, emphasizing that these arrangements are essential conditions for any environmental approval and meaningful Aboriginal participation in long-term Project management.
Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Water Quality Wildlife
Tremendous Effort Praised at Ekati Opening (BHP Billiton, November 1998)
1 November 1998Report
BHP Diamonds' official opening newsletter documenting the inauguration of Canada's first diamond mine at Ekati on October 14, 1998, featuring speeches from government and mining officials, construction achievements completed safely on time and budget, and ongoing operations including a new sorting and valuation facility in Yellowknife.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
10th Board of Directors' Meeting Package (IEMA, October 1998)
30 October 1998Meeting Minutes
This document is a compilation of meeting minutes, agendas, and reports from the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's October 1998 board retreat and meetings, including discussions on environmental monitoring at Ekati Diamond Mine, traditional knowledge integration, tailings management, cumulative effects assessment for the proposed Diavik mine, and community consultations with Aboriginal organizations.
Board Meetings Minutes Traditional Knowledge Waste Rock
11th Board of Directors Meeting Briefing Binder (IEMA, December 1998)
30 October 1998Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the 10th Board of Directors Meeting of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (October 30 - November 1, 1998) documenting discussions on Ekati mine environmental monitoring, tailings management issues, Diavik cumulative effects assessment, traditional knowledge workshop planning, and community consultations in Lutsel K'e.
Board Meetings Minutes Monitoring
Complementing Links, Combining Scientific and Traditional Ecological Knowledge for the Monitoring of the Bathurst Caribou Herd (Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, October 1998)
1 October 1998Report
A research proposal submitted to the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society in October 1998 to develop an information management system combining scientific and traditional ecological knowledge for monitoring the Bathurst Caribou Herd in response to mining development impacts, with a follow-up email from November 1998 clarifying project scope and deliverables.
Caribou Traditional Knowledge Community-Based Monitoring
"If We Wait and See, It Will Be Too Late": Critique of Approach to Environmental Management by Voisey's Bay Nickel Company (Innu Nation, October 1998)
~1998Regulatory Filing
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This is a formal submission by Innu Nation to an environmental assessment panel hearing on the proposed Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine, critiquing the adequacy of environmental impact prediction, assessment of alternatives, and the sufficiency of relying on monitoring to address serious uncertainties about mining impacts on traditional Innu lands and harvesting rights.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Waste Rock
NWT Protected Areas Strategy (PAS), Protecting Special Natural Areas in the NWT (GNWT, September 1998)
23 September 1998Report
The NWT Protected Areas Strategy (Draft 4) is a comprehensive framework document outlining the process for identifying, evaluating, and establishing protected areas in the Northwest Territories. It establishes goals, principles, and a seven-step implementation process involving federal and territorial governments, regional bodies, industry, and environmental organizations to balance conservation of natural and cultural values with resource development opportunities.
Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Regulatory Development Plans

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