State of Knowledge in the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Area (WKSS Society, 2001)
A summary report documenting the state of knowledge about the West Kitikmeot Slave Study area, prepared by the WKSS Society partnership (1995-2001), which synthesizes traditional Aboriginal knowledge and scientific research on mineral development, climate, ecosystems, and various environmental stresses affecting the region.
- Date
- 2002
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Inuit organizations, Lutsel K'e Dene Council, Metis Nation of the NWT, Nunavut co-management organizations, Environmental organizations, Government of Canada, Government of the NWT, Government of Nunavut, NWT Cambridge Bay Chamber of Mines, Artistay Press Ltd
- Locations
- West Kitikmeot Slave Study area, Slave Geological Province, Victoria Island, Coronation Gulf, Great Bear Lake, Bathurst Inlet, Ekati, Great Slave Lake, Yellowknife, Rae, Lutselk'e, Wha Ti, Kugluktuk, Cambridge Bay, Jericho, High Lake, Snare Lakes, Lac La Martre, Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Bathurst Inlet, Taltson, Mackenzie Valley, Yukon, Great Lakes region, Chernobyl
- Parameters
- mineral development, gold, diamonds, lead, zinc, climate change, water quality, caribou abundance, mercury contamination, toxic stress, habitat stress, climate stress, nutrient stress, exploitation stress, UV-B radiation, permafrost, acid mine drainage, heavy metals, persistent organic contaminants, radionuclides, tailings ponds, traditional knowledge, ecosystem health, cumulative effects
- Pages
- 8
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