Significance of the Land-Based Economy, EIS Additional Information Section 10 (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
This document provides additional information on the significance of the land-based economy and traditional food harvesting in the Northwest Territories, responding to panel requests for baseline data on country food's cultural, nutritional, and economic importance to Aboriginal households in the context of the NWT Diamonds Project.
- Date
- 1995
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- NWT Diamonds Project, Dene Nation, Metis Association, NWT Bureau of Statistics, Government of the NWT, Health Canada, Mackenzie Regional Health Service, Dene Cultural Institute, Nutrition Liaison Committee NWT
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, NWT Diamonds study area, North Slave region, Treaty 8, Treaty 11, Yellowknife, Coppermine, Whitehorse, Yukon, Baffin, Fort Good Hope, Colville Lake, Repulse Bay, Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, Coral Harbour, Gjoa Haven, Norman Wells
- Parameters
- land-based economy, country food, harvesting, caribou hunting, nutritional value, replacement value, wage economy, traditional lifestyle, food security, protein content, harvesting equipment, community harvester assistance program
- Pages
- 10
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