Submission to the NWT Diamonds Project Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Lutsel K'e First Nation, January 1996)
The Lutsel K'e First Nation submits a comprehensive brief opposing approval of the BHP Diamond Mine project until aboriginal rights are recognized and a holistic environmental planning system is established. The submission details past negative impacts from the Nanacho Lake reservoir and Stark Lake uranium mine, environmental and socio-economic concerns, and demands for consultation, monitoring, and benefit-sharing agreements.
- Date
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- Lutsel K'e Dene Council, Lutsel K'e First Nation, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, Letha MacLachlan, Jackie Coulter, Chief Felix Lockhart, BHP/Diamet, NWT Power Corporation, Dogrib Treaty #11 Council, Northern Environmental Coalition, Dene Cultural Institute, NWT Status of Women Council, Department of Canadian Heritage, Department of the Environment
- Locations
- Lutsel K'e, Snowdrift, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Akaitcho Territory, NWT Diamond mine, Nanacho Lake, Pine Point mine, Stark Lake, Lac de Gras, Fort Resolution, West Kitikmeot/Slave Geological Province, Des neehe che River, Lockhart River, Tson Kue Theda, Parry Falls
- Parameters
- aboriginal rights and title, environmental assessment, water quality, caribou migration, air quality and emissions, wildlife impacts, tailings management, esker destruction, fish habitat, traditional land use, traditional economy, socio-economic impacts, mental health, mining operations, land use planning, conservation areas, cultural and spiritual sites, economic development, employment and training
- Pages
- 15
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