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Submission on Coppermine Heritage River Designation & Proposed East Arm National Park to BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Canadian Heritage, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Letter and brief from Canadian Heritage / Parks Canada (Yellowknife) to Letha MacLachlan, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 23 1996. Discusses the proposed designation of the Coppermine River as a Canadian Heritage River (in concert with the community of Kugluktuk and GNWT Department of Economic Development and Tourism), the proposed East Arm National Park on Great Slave Lake extending to Artillery Lake (lands withdrawn ~25 years), Aboriginal-government-industry co-operation, and Department of Canadian Heritage citizenship, official-languages, and parks-establishment mandates.
Regulatory Correspondence Development Plans Environmental Agreement
Presentation on the NWT Diamonds Project, General Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Presentation
The Government of the Northwest Territories presents its position on the BHP NWT Diamonds Project to the Environmental Assessment Panel, supporting sustainable resource development while emphasizing the need for improved mitigation measures, comprehensive monitoring programs, and equitable distribution of economic and employment benefits to northerners.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
Appearance of Papua New Guinea Representatives Before the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Dene Nation, February 1996)
1996Letter
Letter from Dene Nation, Denendeh National Office (Bill Erasmus), Yellowknife, to the BHP / DiaMet Review Panel (Letha MacLachlan), February 15 1996, regarding the proposed appearance of Papua New Guinea Indigenous representatives before the panel during the BHP NWT Diamond Mine environmental assessment public hearings.
Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
Traditional Knowledge Guidelines for Environmental Impact Statement, Public Record Submission (Ellen Bielawski, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Fax submission by Ellen Bielawski, Ph.D. (Alaska, 907-258-0446) to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 22 1996, on the Public Record regarding Traditional Knowledge Guidelines for Environmental Impact Statement. Argues for Inuit and indigenous Arctic research grounded in landscape, intercultural environmental stewardship, copyright protection of traditional-knowledge records, and improving the published literature base available to panel members.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence Yellowknives Dene
Brief and Speaking Notes to the CEAA BHP Diamond Mine Panel (NWT Enviro Watch, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Brief and presentation speaking notes from NWT Enviro Watch (Peter Atamanenko, Yellowknife, ~60 members) to Letha MacLachlan, Chair, CEAA BHP Diamond Mine Panel, February 23 1996. Critiques DIAND treaty-rights enforcement and First Nations consultation, regional and cumulative impacts of mining infrastructure including hydro projects, mineral-taxation policy and seven-year payback delay for ten-year-life mines, and federal precedent on environmental review citing Labrador / Quebec low-level military training flight hearings.
Regulatory Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement
Public Hearing Exhibit P.H. 033: Dogrib Treaty 11 Council Submissions to EARP Panel Hearings (Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Letter from the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council (Rae-Edzo, NWT) to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel, February 23 1996, transmitting a written statement "WE KNOW AND LOVE TŁĮCHO NDÈ" from Dechįlaot'į elders residing in Snare Lake (Alexis Arrowmaker, Madeline Judas, Pierre Judas, Margaret Lafferty, Jimmy Kodzın, Joseph Pea'a, Elizabeth Whane, Louis Whane). Documents Tłįchǫ traditional canoe routes through Yabahti, caribou harvesting and livelihoods in the Ek'atı (Ekati) area, and the Dogrib treaty negotiations with Canada.
Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
Notes to the BHP Environmental Review Public Hearings (Violet Camsell-Blondin, February 1996)
~1996Presentation
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Notes from a Dogrib community representative's statement at a public hearing on BHP's diamond mine environmental review, addressing concerns about impacts on traditional land use, inadequate environmental studies, Dogrib sovereignty and control over land and monitoring, and the need for completed land claims and self-government negotiations before mining development.
Traditional Knowledge Tłı̨chǫ Wildlife
Presentation on Mining Operations in the Kitikmeot (Michael MacLachlan, Priest, Kugluktuk, February 1996)
~1996Presentation
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A presentation by Michael MacLachlan, a priest in Kugluktuk, to BHP addressing social and economic stresses mining operations would bring to the community, proposing three mitigation measures: appointment of an employment welfare officer, provision of cabins near the mine site, and scholarships for local leaders' education.
Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
Presentation Notes to the BHP Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Panel (Kitikmeot Inuit Association, January 1996)
31 January 1996Presentation
Notes for a presentation by the Kitikmeot Inuit Association to the BHP Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Panel on January 31, 1996, addressing concerns about traditional knowledge integration, cumulative watershed effects, caribou and wildlife monitoring, fish impacts, socio-economic losses, water rights under the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, and Inuit harvesting rights.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Public Hearing Transcript, NWT Diamonds Project, Kugluktuk (BHP Billiton, January 1996)
31 January 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing held in Kugluktuk (Coppermine), Northwest Territories on January 31, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposal to develop a diamond mine near Lac de Gras. The hearing included presentations by the panel, BHP representatives discussing the project's environmental management and socio-economic benefits, and community members raising concerns about waste management, water quality, caribou impacts, employment practices, and social effects on families and communities.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Water Quality Closure & Reclamation
Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Public Hearing (Ernie Bernhardt, Kugluktuk, January 31, 1996)
31 January 1996Presentation
Ernie Bernhardt of Kugluktuk presents concerns about BHP's proposed diamond mine, focusing on potential waste contamination of the Coppermine River and impacts to local food sources, while also questioning long-term employment and community benefits for indigenous peoples and whether the project represents genuine opportunity or minimal work.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Closure & Reclamation
Presentation on the Proposed BHP Diamond Mine, Kugluktuk (Ernie Bernhardt, January 31, 1996)
31 January 1996Presentation
Ernie Bernhardt from Kugluktak presents concerns about BHP's proposed diamond mine, focusing on waste management impacts to the Coppermine River and local food sources, employment sustainability, and long-term social effects for indigenous communities.
Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Yellowknives Dene Closure & Reclamation
Submission to the NWT Diamonds Project Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Lutsel K'e First Nation, January 1996)
31 January 1996Regulatory Filing
The Lutsel K'e First Nation submits a comprehensive brief opposing approval of the BHP Diamond Mine project until aboriginal rights are recognized and a holistic environmental planning system is established. The submission details past negative impacts from the Nanacho Lake reservoir and Stark Lake uranium mine, environmental and socio-economic concerns, and demands for consultation, monitoring, and benefit-sharing agreements.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence
NWT Diamond Project Environmental Assessment Review Process Submission (City of Yellowknife, January 1996)
29 January 1996Letter
The City of Yellowknife submits a letter of support to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel endorsing BHP Diamond Inc.'s NWT Diamond Project application, citing anticipated economic benefits, adequate municipal infrastructure capacity, and alignment with community values.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
Public Hearing Submissions, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Lutsel K'e First Nation, January 1996)
29 January 1996Regulatory Filing
This document comprises two submissions to the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel regarding the BHP Diamond Mine project: the Lutsel K'e First Nation opposes approval until aboriginal rights and title are recognized and a holistic environmental governance system is established, citing past negative mining impacts and inadequate consultation; the City of Yellowknife supports the project for its anticipated economic growth, employment, and infrastructure benefits.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Development Plans Regulatory
Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Lutsel K'e (Multiple parties, January 1996)
29 January 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Lutsel K'e on January 29, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposal to develop a diamond mine at Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The hearing includes presentations by the panel, BHP representatives, Lutsel K'e First Nations leadership, and community members expressing concerns about environmental impacts, aboriginal rights, traditional land use, and past experiences with mining development.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Regulatory Air Quality
Snare Lake Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, January 1996)
26 January 1996Meeting Minutes
Public hearing of the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s application to construct and operate a diamond mine near Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, held in Snare Lake on January 26, 1996. The hearing included presentations from the BHP project team on technical, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects, and testimony from Dogrib community members expressing concerns about caribou migration, wildlife protection, employment opportunities, and environmental monitoring.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Environmental Agreement
Public Hearing Transcript, Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories (Multiple parties, January 1996)
25 January 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Rae-Edzo on January 25, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mine development in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories. The hearing included presentations by BHP on the project proposal and environmental studies, followed by community presentations from Dogrib people expressing concerns about land rights, caribou impacts, and demands for a written impact benefits agreement before project approval.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Table of Contents, Submissions on the EIS (CEE Agency, January 1996)
25 January 1996Report
A table of contents listing 57 submissions received on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), with submitting organizations and dates received in October 1995, compiled by the CEE Agency.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
Public Hearing Transcript, Rae Lakes (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, January 23, 1996)
23 January 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing held in Rae Lakes on January 23, 1996, to review BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamonds project near Lac de Gras. BHP presented detailed plans for mine development, environmental studies, and socio-economic benefits, while Dogrib leaders and community members expressed concerns about environmental contamination, wildlife impacts, land rights, and the need for formal agreements respecting their traditional land use and governance.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Air Quality Regulatory

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