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Ecological Change in the Hudson Bay Bioregion, Northern Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 1 (CARC, Summer 1997)
1 June 1997Report
This newsletter issue documents traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of Inuit and Cree peoples in the Hudson Bay bioregion, compiled in the book 'Voices from the Bay.' It presents detailed observations of environmental changes, sea ice conditions, wildlife populations, and ecosystem dynamics accumulated through generations of land-based living, alongside critiques of resource development projects including hydroelectric dams and mining operations.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Water Quality Caribou Monitoring
Special Effects Monitoring Program (SEMP), Kodiak Lake, Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1997 – April 2002)
1997Letter
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency provides detailed comments and recommendations on BHP Billiton's 2001 Aquatics and Wildlife Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMP and WEMP) and February 2002 environmental workshops, addressing improvements in reporting, monitoring protocols, data analysis, and Aboriginal participation.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Wildlife
Annual Report 1996 to 1997 (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, March 1997)
31 March 1997Report
The West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society's annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 documents the first official year of operations of a multi-partner research initiative examining environmental and socioeconomic effects of mineral development in the West Kitikmeot/Slave area of the Northwest Territories. The report details the governance structure, 17 approved research projects, financial management of approximately $2.25 million in matched funding from government, industry, aboriginal, and environmental partners, and highlights integrating traditional knowledge with scientific research approaches.
Wildlife Caribou Traditional Knowledge
The Trees all Changed to Wood: Dogrib Elders' Traditional Knowledge of the Rayrock Uranium Mine (Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, March 1997)
1 March 1997Report
This report documents Dogrib elders' traditional knowledge and observations of environmental change at the abandoned Rayrock uranium mine site in the Northwest Territories before, during, and after mine operations (1957-1959). The Dogrib Renewable Resources Committee presents interviews with 50 elders describing the healthy ecosystem prior to mining, the contamination and ecological destruction during operations, and ongoing environmental and health impacts, arguing that indigenous harvesters should have monitored mining activities on their traditional territory.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Water Quality
Identifying Research Priorities to Refine the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study (WKSS) Research Framework, Final Report (GeoNorth & Axys Environmental, March 1997)
1 March 1997Report
This final report documents the West Kitikmeot Slave Study's research framework refinement process, identifying priority research questions to assess cumulative environmental and socioeconomic effects of mineral development in the region through workshops and consultation with multiple stakeholders.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Monitoring Water Quality Air Quality
BHP & Dia Met Minerals News Releases, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March to December 1997)
1997Report
BHP / Dia Met Minerals Ltd. News Releases binder (1997). Includes the December 4 1997 release "BHP's Ekati Diamond Mine — establishing new safety records" (Saturday November 29 1997 milestone), November 25 1997 release "BHP Diamonds Inc. signs marketing consulting agreement" (Kelowna), October 7 1997 joint BHP/Dia Met release naming the new diamond mine (production target October 1998; Graham Nicholls Manager External Affairs contact), August 21 1997 NWT Diamonds Project exploration and development update (Kelowna), and Feasibility Study Summary of Mining Reserves by pipe (Panda, Misery, Koala, Fox, Sable) and Capital Cost Estimates.
Development Plans Exploration Traditional Knowledge
Environmental Agreement Negotiation Record, Ekati Diamond Mine (Multiple parties, 1997)
6 January 1997Regulatory Filing
A legally binding environmental agreement dated January 6, 1997 between Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and BHP Diamonds Inc. (on behalf of itself and the Blackwater Group) establishing the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency and setting out comprehensive environmental management, monitoring, reporting, and closure requirements for the Ekati Diamond Mine project near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories.
Environmental Agreement Closure & Reclamation Monitoring
Traditional Knowledge Study of Ek'ati (YKDFN, 1997)
~1997Report
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This 1997 traditional knowledge study documents the history, territory, and environmental knowledge of the Weledeh Yellowknives Dene First Nation regarding Ek'ati (Lac de Gras), an area planned for diamond mining development. The report includes extensive recommendations for minimizing mining impacts on ancestral sites, water resources, wildlife, and the people's continued use of their traditional lands.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Wildlife
The Failure of Environmental Assessment in Canada (Andrew Nikiforuk, January 1997)
1 January 1997Report
This 1997 report by Andrew Nikiforuk, commissioned by the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, critically examines the failures of federal environmental assessment in Canada. The document argues that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) has become a flawed, politically discretionary process that violates basic EA principles, using the BHP diamond mine in the Northwest Territories as a primary case study of systemic failures in assessment rigor, independence, and compliance.
Development Plans Regulatory Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Wildlife
Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Inuit and Cree in the Hudson Bay Bioregion, Voices from the Bay (Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, 1997)
~1997Report
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This comprehensive research report documents the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of Inuit and Cree peoples regarding environmental changes in the Hudson Bay and James Bay bioregion. Compiled from three years of community-based research involving 78 participants from 28 communities, the report records indigenous knowledge about seasonal cycles, marine currents, sea ice conditions, wildlife behavior, and ecosystem components, alongside observations of environmental changes caused by industrial development including hydroelectric projects, mining, and shipping.
Traditional Knowledge Community-Based Monitoring Wildlife Caribou
Aboriginal and Community Issues Correspondence, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2006)
1997–2006Report
Aboriginal and Community Issues binder for BHP Billiton (BHPB) — Ekati Diamond Mine, 2001-2006. Correspondence between BHPB (Ian Goodwin, Tim Byers Agency), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB — Willard Hagen), Aurora Research Institute (Michelle Crossfield), Yellowknives Dene (Joe Acorn), Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation (Jeannette Lockhart), Dogrib Treaty 11 Council (David Livingstone, James Stauch Gordon Foundation), DIAND (Bob Overvold), Metis Nation NWT, North Slave Metis Alliance (Clem Paul), Carole Mills (IEMA). Covers wildlife and scientific research applications, response to Dogrib concerns, regional First Nations engagement.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Tłı̨chǫ
Environmental Programs, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997)
~1997Report
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BHP's 1997 environmental programs document outlines monitoring and research initiatives required under water licenses, fisheries authorizations, and environmental agreements for the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati mine), including fish removal, water quality monitoring, wildlife studies, and five Phase II Traditional Knowledge programs conducted with Aboriginal groups in the Northwest Territories.
Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund File, Ekati Diamond Mine (DFO, December 1996 to September 2004)
1996Letter
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (2001-2004). Correspondence between Dave Balint (DFO), David Scott (BHPB), Joe Acorn (DFO), and Tasha Stephenson (DFO Habitat Compensation). Includes the May 14 2001 BHP Habitat Compensation Fund Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, Rae Lakes proposal for fish habitat compensation (September 2004), the Section 12 Notices clause for DFO Habitat Management Division (501 University Crescent), invalidity / severability provisions, and the Merlin-Osprey Stream pond-and-inlet substrate design (boulder/cobble/fine substrate ratios) producing a net gain of Weighted Habitat Units (HUs) for Arctic grayling.
Fish Habitat Correspondence Aquatics Traditional Knowledge Board Meetings
Public Hearing Transcript Continuation, Type A Water Licence Application, NWT Diamonds Project (MVLWB, October 1996)
21 October 1996Report
Northwest Territories Water Board public hearing continuation on October 21-22, 1996 regarding BHP Diamonds Inc.'s application for a Type A water licence for the NWT Diamonds Project near Lac de Gras. Hearing includes presentations from Dogrib Treaty #11 Council Elders and technical experts, government agencies, and other stakeholders addressing environmental, fisheries, caribou migration, and Aboriginal rights concerns.
Regulatory Water Licence Traditional Knowledge
Partners in a New Beginning, Draft Constitution Package (Constitutional Working Group, October 1996)
16 October 1996Regulatory Filing
This draft constitution package, presented October 16, 1996, proposes a new federal Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act and establish a new western territory government combining public and Aboriginal self-government institutions at the territorial level, to take effect upon division of the territory on April 1, 1999.
Traditional Knowledge Métis Tłı̨chǫ Environmental Agreement
Northern Perspectives, Fall/Winter 1996, Volume 24 (CARC, Fall/Winter 1996)
1 October 1996Report
This Northern Perspectives journal issue (Fall/Winter 1996) publishes CARC's critical analysis of the BHP diamond mine environmental assessment panel process and recommendations, including detailed letters to federal ministers outlining procedural deficiencies and specific conditions for project approval. The document critiques the assessment as fundamentally flawed—not comprehensive, rigorous, or fair—and identifies systemic failures in environmental review processes in the North.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Wildlife Closure & Reclamation
Workshop for an Environmental Agreement for the BHP Diamonds Project (DIAND, September 1996)
23 September 1996Report
Workshop held September 23-24, 1996 at Prince of Wales Heritage Centre to discuss negotiation of an Environmental Agreement for the BHP Diamonds Project in Lac de Gras, NWT. The document includes workshop agenda, framework for establishing an Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, possible terms of the Environmental Agreement, and eight backgrounders covering the project approval, land claims, economic benefits, environmental assessment process, West Kitikmeot Slave Study, protected areas strategy, and federal response to 29 panel recommendations.
Environmental Agreement Board Meetings Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Comments on Amendment to BHP Land Use Permit N96C489, Ekati Diamond Project (Northern Environmental Coalition, September 1996)
9 September 1996Letter
The Northern Environmental Coalition writes to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development expressing concerns about the amendment of BHP's land use permit N96C489 for the Ekati Diamond Project at Lac de Gras, arguing that the permit amendment allows construction to proceed prematurely and undermines negotiations for a binding environmental agreement and Aboriginal benefit agreements.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Correspondence Traditional Knowledge
NWT Water Board Public Hearing, BHP Diamonds Type A Water Licence N7L2-1616 Application (BHP Billiton, September 1996)
9 September 1996Meeting Minutes
Northwest Territories Water Board public hearing on September 9-10, 1996 in Yellowknife regarding BHP Diamonds Inc.'s application for a Type "A" Water Licence (N7L2-1616) for the NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras. Presentations covered BHP's corporate background, project overview, hydrology, water quality, aquatic biology, and tailings management plans, with testimony from government agencies, Indigenous representatives, and environmental organizations.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality
Canada's First Diamond Mine One Step Closer, News Release & Backgrounders on the NWT Diamonds Project (DIAND, August 1996)
8 August 1996Report
Government of Canada announces approval of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati mine) following Environmental Assessment Review Panel recommendations, contingent on environmental and impact benefit agreements. The news release and accompanying backgrounders detail the project's economic benefits (projected $6.2 billion GDP contribution), environmental conditions, land claims considerations, monitoring requirements, and regulatory framework for Canada's first diamond mine.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Correspondence

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