Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Workshop, March 12 to 14, 2003, Workshop Report (EMAB, March 2003)
Workshop report documenting a Traditional Knowledge Monitoring Workshop held March 12-14, 2003, co-hosted by EMAB and IEMA to discuss the incorporation of Aboriginal traditional knowledge in environmental monitoring for Ekati and Diavik diamond mines. The workshop produced recommendations for establishing a Regional Traditional Knowledge Panel to coordinate monitoring and ensure meaningful incorporation of Aboriginal peoples' knowledge into mine management and decision-making.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB), Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), BHP Billiton, Diavik Diamond Mines, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, North Slave Metis Alliance, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, Government of Nunavut, GNWT-RWED, GeoNorth Ltd., De Beers
- Locations
- Yellowknife, Latham Island, Ekati, Diavik, Lac de Gras, Dettah, Mackay Lake, Northwest Territories, Kugluktuk
- Parameters
- traditional knowledge, environmental monitoring, fish palatability, fish texture, caribou behaviour, cumulative effects, water quality, wildlife impacts, Aboriginal involvement, community-based monitoring, adaptive management
- Pages
- 21
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