Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel Scoping Session (Dene Nation, April 1995)
Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus presents comprehensive concerns to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel regarding the proposed diamond mine development near Lac de Gras, emphasizing unresolved land ownership issues, inadequate aboriginal representation in funding and decision-making, and the need for regional environmental review encompassing cumulative impacts before individual mine approvals are granted.
- Date
- Document type
- Presentation
- Parties
- Dene Nation, Bill Erasmus, BHP Minerals Canada Limited, Environmental Assessment Panel, Yellowknives Dene Band, Treaty 8 Tribal Council, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Environment Canada, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Assembly of First Nations, Rescan Environmental Services Ltd
- Locations
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Denendeh, Lac de Gras, Lutsel K'e, Dettah, Ndilo, Ottawa, Vancouver
- Parameters
- land ownership, aboriginal rights, environmental assessment, traditional knowledge, hydrology, lake drainage, caribou migration, wildlife abundance, socio-economic impacts, royalties, archaeological artifacts, cumulative effects, dust control, road degradation, water quality, endangered species protection, treaty rights
- Pages
- 32
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