Metis Nation Northwest Territories Submissions to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Metis Nation NWT, February 1996)
The Metis Nation - Northwest Territories presents formal submissions to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (February 21-23, 1996) addressing socio-economic concerns and proposing establishment of an Environmental Monitoring Board and a Socio-Economic Monitoring Agency (SEMA) to ensure maximum benefits to Métis peoples and NWT residents, conditional upon addressing ten key deficiencies in the environmental impact statement regarding Aboriginal rights, employment, business opportunities, and cumulative effects assessment.
- Date
- 1996-02-23
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- Metis Nation - Northwest Territories, William Carpenter, Gary Bohnet, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel, BHP Diamonds Inc., Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (DIAND), Mike Paulette, Joyce Pittman
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Fort Liard, Rae-Edzo, Fort Providence, Fort Norman, Fort Resolution, Aklavik, Tsiigehtchic, Arctic Red River, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells, Fort Smith, Fort McPherson, Hay River, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Western Arctic, West Kitikmeot Slave Study area, Slave Geological Province, Nunavut
- Parameters
- socio-economic effects, Aboriginal employment, Aboriginal rights and interests, northern hiring, business opportunities, northern purchasing, northern sub-contracting, in-migration, housing market, cumulative effects, environmental effects monitoring, land claims, self-government, human resources inventory, preferential hiring, community wellness, education and training, direct and indirect employment
- Pages
- 33
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