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Wildlife Technical Session Submission, NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Hearings (Lutsel K'e First Nation, February 1996)
13 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Lutsel K'e First Nation submission to the NWT Diamonds Project environmental assessment hearings expressing concerns that BHP/Diamet failed to adequately consult with the community and incorporate traditional knowledge, and that the proponent has insufficiently assessed impacts to the Bathurst caribou herd, fish populations, birds, and wildlife habitat.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Traditional Knowledge Submission to NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Review Hearings (Lutsel K'e First Nation, February 1996)
13 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Lutsel K'e First Nation submission to the NWT Diamonds Project environmental review hearings argues that the Environmental Impact Statement inadequately incorporates traditional knowledge and contains inaccurate information about land use, wildlife impacts, and archaeological sites. The submission recommends postponing the project until comprehensive traditional knowledge research is completed with full consultation and adequate time and resources provided to Indigenous peoples.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Development Plans Water Quality
Talking Points for Oral Presentation to the BHP Panel's General Session (DIAND, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
DIAND presents its regulatory role, policies, and position on the BHP diamond mine project to the environmental review panel, covering water and land licensing requirements, diamond-specific policies (royalties, valuation, security), minesite reclamation policy, upcoming land claims settlements and regulatory regime changes, and concluding that the project can be regulated under current and proposed regulatory frameworks with adequate mitigation of environmental impacts.
Regulatory Development Plans Water Licence Waste Rock
West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society (WKSS) Presentation to BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (WKSS, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
Presentation by Hal Mills to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel on February 12, 1996, describing the West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society's establishment, objectives, management structure, and partners' accord for conducting a five-year environmental and socio-economic study of mineral development impacts in the Slave Geological Province.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Wildlife
Public Hearing Submission, P.H. 021 b (Yellowknives Dene First Nation, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
This document contains Yellowknives Dene First Nation presentations to the EARP (Environmental Assessment Review Panel) hearing on February 12, 1996, regarding the BHP diamond mine project, along with a NWT Treaty 8 Tribal Council analysis of the proposed Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA). The Yellowknives Dene assert their traditional land use rights, demand settlement of Treaty entitlements before mine development proceeds, and express concerns about impacts to land, water, wildlife, and caribou migration. The Treaty 8 analysis argues that the MVRMA violates Treaty and aboriginal rights by imposing federal governance structures over unceded Dene territory without consent.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Development Plans Closure & Reclamation Water Quality
Public Hearing Transcript, General Session, BHP Diamonds NWT Diamonds Project (Multiple parties, February 12, 1996)
12 February 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamond mine project near Lac de Gras, held in Yellowknife on February 12, 1996. The hearing included BHP's project overview presentation covering mining operations, environmental baseline studies, wildlife and water management, and socio-economic benefits, followed by questioning from the panel, government agencies, aboriginal organizations, and environmental groups on environmental compliance, land claims, caribou impacts, and corporate accountability.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Air Quality
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (WWF Canada, February 1996)
12 February 1996Regulatory Filing
WWF Canada submits to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, presenting concerns about exploration impacts, protected areas establishment, infrastructure development, esker protection, water quality management, and social impacts in the Central Arctic region. The submission recommends regulatory changes and specific management practices to address environmental risks from the proposed mine and potential future mining developments.
Development Plans Exploration Wildlife
Economic Development and Resource Management Principles, BHP Public Hearing Presentation (Deh Cho First Nations, February 1996)
12 February 1996Presentation
A Deh Cho First Nations presentation to a BHP hearing outlining principles for economic development based on the Deh Cho Means Business conference, emphasizing environmental protection, community control, wellness, and partnerships; accompanied by correspondence from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada regarding oil and gas land protection measures and a commentary on Indigenous land rights and sovereignty.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence
Submission to Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Erica Abel, Weledeh Catholic School, Yellowknife, February 9, 1996)
9 February 1996Presentation
A fourteen-year-old student from Ndilo addresses mining impacts on the environment and Indigenous hunting rights, expressing concerns about air and water pollution from mines and questioning restrictions on hunting caribou and other wildlife on ancestral lands.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Air Quality
Socio-Economic Aspects of the NWT Diamonds Project (GNWT, February 1996)
8 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Government of the Northwest Territories submits socio-economic analysis supporting the BHP Diamond Mine project, highlighting potential employment, training, and economic benefits while recommending strategies to maximize northern participation in contracting, procurement, and workforce development over the project's 25-year lifespan.
Development Plans Regulatory Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Talking Notes on Traditional Knowledge, BHP Public Hearing (DIAND, February 1996)
6 February 1996Regulatory Filing
DIAND presents its intervention on the traditional knowledge component of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed development project in the Northwest Territories, outlining the department's mandate and experience with traditional knowledge, assessing BHP's TK collection efforts, and recommending that Phase II of the TK study focus on areas where Aboriginal perspectives differ from scientific views, data gaps exist, and proper integration into environmental monitoring occurs.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Environmental Agreement Métis
BHP Diamonds EARP Hearing Submissions Binder (BHP Billiton, January to February 1996)
6 February 1996Regulatory Filing
A comprehensive collection of BHP Diamonds' submission documents to the EARP panel regarding the proposed NWT Diamond Mine project, including closing statements on caribou studies, land claims and impact and benefits agreements, surface leases, monitoring provisions, and correspondence with Aboriginal groups and the Boston Project. The documents address environmental and socio-economic concerns, traditional knowledge integration, Aboriginal employment, and the regulatory approval process.
Wildlife Caribou Traditional Knowledge Grizzly Bear
Yellowknives Dene Traditional Lands and Community Trails Map, Presentation to EARP Panel (YKDFN, February 1996)
5 February 1996Map
A map showing Yellowknives Dene traditional lands and community trails in the Yellowknife/Detah area, indicating historical and ongoing use of the region by Indigenous peoples.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene
Fact Sheets, Recommendations & Hearing Transcript Submitted to Federal EARP Panel Reviewing BHP Diamonds Project (YKDFN, February 1996)
5 February 1996Letter
This document comprises ten fact sheets and recommendations from Yellowknives Dene First Nation to the federal EARP Panel reviewing the BHP Diamonds Project, submitted in February 1996. The submission details the First Nation's concerns regarding inadequate community consultation, limited economic benefits despite significant social and environmental impacts, insufficient baseline data, and demands for aboriginal control over environmental monitoring, land rights recognition, and negotiated development impact-benefit agreements before project approval.
Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Correspondence Monitoring Regulatory
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Public Hearing, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Dettah, Northwest Territories (BHP Billiton, February 1996)
3 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Dettah on the proposed BHP Diamonds Inc. Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, featuring presentations from BHP outlining the diamond mine development near Lac de Gras, and testimony from Yellowknives Dene Band and community members expressing concerns about environmental impacts, land rights, and historical lessons from previous mining operations like Pine Point.
Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge
Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Ndilo Session (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 2, 1996)
2 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Ndilo on February 2, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mine development near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The hearing includes presentations from the Yellowknives Dene Band detailing their historical connection to the land, treaty rights, and concerns about the project's impact on caribou, water quality, and sacred sites, followed by BHP's overview of the proposed open-pit mining operation.
Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
EARP Public Hearing Submission by Yellowknives Dene First Nation Youth, BHP Community Hearing, Ndilo (YKDFN, February 2, 1996)
2 February 1996Presentation
Paul Betsina, a grade 7 student from Yellowknives Dene First Nation, submits testimony at an EARP review hearing expressing concerns about BHP's Ekati project and advocating for caribou and wildlife protection for future generations while referencing his family's Treaty 8 legacy.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Wildlife
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
2 February 1996Letter
Letter from the Government of the Northwest Territories Renewable Resources submitting written submissions to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel for multiple technical sessions including General Session, Traditional Knowledge, Environmental Management Plans, Water, Wildlife, and Socioeconomic topics.
Correspondence Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
Submission to BHP Public Hearing Technical Sessions on Traditional Knowledge, Socio-Economic Effects, Environmental Management Plans, Wildlife & Water (Dene Nation, February 1996)
1996Presentation
Submission P-021 — Dene Nation Denendeh National Office (Yellowknife) presentation by Dene Nation to BHP Public Hearing Technical Sessions on Traditional Knowledge, February 13 1996 (5:00 PM, faxed February 1 1996). Includes the federal Government's Aboriginal Self-Government Inherent Right Policy Guide (combination of self-government implementation with comprehensive land-claim negotiations, BC treaty process, Indian Commission of Ontario, Métis tripartite processes), Aboriginal-group representation dispute resolution, role of municipalities and third parties, and 1901 Order in Council ratifying adhesions to Treaty 8 with the territorial map showing the Treaty 8 ceded area (Slave region).
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Development Plans
Northern Environmental Coalition Technical Submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP Diamond Mine (Multiple parties, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission PH-022(a)+(f) — joint Technical Submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel by the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC), Canadian Nature Federation / Fédération Canadienne de la Nature, Ecology North, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the Northern Environmental Coalition (c/o #3-4807 49th Street, Yellowknife). Includes Section 3.2 "A Critique of BHP's Impact Assessment for Aquatic Ecosystems" by Dr. David Schindler (Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology, University of Alberta) arguing the community-approach diagram is inadequate for an ecosystem approach. Also covers community-based research methodology, employment economic value of land-based activities, and BHP's Community-Based Job Development Strategy programs for contractors/subcontractors.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Aquatics Closure & Reclamation Regulatory

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