Mining in Aboriginal Homelands, Northern Perspectives Journal (CARC, Fall 1995 to Winter 1996)
This Northern Perspectives journal article reports on the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee's Northern Minerals Programme and presents findings from consultations with Aboriginal communities across northern Canada (September–November 1995) regarding mineral exploration and development. The article documents Aboriginal peoples' concerns about mining including lack of consultation, environmental protection, social disruption, and regulatory inadequacies, while identifying opportunities for sustainable development through improved regulations, traditional knowledge integration, and meaningful partnerships.
- Date
- 1995
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC), Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) Diamonds Inc., Kennecott Canada, Diamond Fields, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Natural Resources Canada, Deh Cho First Nations, Yukon First Nations, Labrador Inuit Association, Innu Nation, Grand Council of the Crees, Makivik Corporation, Inuvialuit Organizations, West Kitikmeot/Slave Study, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society-Yukon, Yukon Conservation Society, Walter and Duncan Gordon Charitable Foundation
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yukon, Labrador, Slave Geological Province, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Voisey's Bay, Nain, Raglan, Quebec, Fort Simpson, Whitehorse, Davis Inlet, Utshimassit, Sheshatshui, Montreal, Inuvik, Cambridge Bay, Sudbury, Paulatuk, Darnley Bay, Bathurst Inlet, Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort Sea, Deh Cho region, Gwich'in, Sahtu, Sakha Republic, Federation of Russia
- Parameters
- diamond mining, nickel-copper mining, lead-zinc mining, gold mining, environmental assessment, water quality, wildlife habitat, caribou populations, traditional knowledge, baseline studies, environmental impact, land use planning, exploration impacts, mine closure, reclamation, social impacts, cultural impacts, economic benefits, impact and benefit agreements, tourism, regulatory systems
- Pages
- 12
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