Environmental Assessment Panel Hearing Presentations, BHP Diamond Mine (Ruari Carthew, February 1996)
Two pieces of testimony presented to the Environmental Assessment Panel during the BHP Diamond Mine hearing on February 23, 1996: first, a 16-year-old's account of experiencing the pristine tundra ecosystem and concerns about human impact on wildlife; second, Gatorzelle Mackenzie's testimony summarizing her father's Dogrib perspective on land rights, historical treaty agreements, and contemporary environmental and social concerns affecting the Dogrib people.
- Date
- 1996-02-23
- Document type
- presentation
- Parties
- Ruari Carthew, Gatorzelle Mackenzie, Joe Susie Mackenzie, Chief Jimmy Bruneau, Chief Monfui, BHP Diamond Mine, Environmental Assessment Panel
- Locations
- Darring Lake, Yellowknife, barrenlands, Ft. Rae, Dogrib Region, Lac La Martre, Wekweti (Snake Lake), Contwoy to Lake, Great Slave Lake, Ft. Providence, Great Bear Lake, Snowdrift, Rae
- Parameters
- wildlife populations, caribou migration, air pollution, water pollution, water levels, ecosystem impacts, ozone layers, weather patterns, cultural heritage, land use, burial grounds
- Pages
- 19
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