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The Tłı̨chǫ Government submits final review comments on the Ekati Diamond Mine 2022-2024 Environmental Impact Report, expressing concerns about delayed progressive reclamation at the Pigeon pit and Waste Rock Storage Area, and requesting clarification on reclamation status and timelines amid ongoing financial and operational uncertainty.
Dominion Diamond Ekati ULC submits Traditional Knowledge Elders Group (TKEG) meeting summaries and posters from January, April, and September 2017 to the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board in fulfillment of Measure 6-5 of the Jay Project Environmental Assessment. The document includes detailed workshop reports covering caribou monitoring and mitigation, Jay Project fish offsetting (Inconnu reintroduction in Yellowknife River), construction planning, and integration of traditional knowledge into environmental decision-making for the Jay Project development.
The Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op held its 14th Annual Gathering in Inuvik, NWT on March 14-15, 2012, bringing together community monitors, researchers, and government agencies to discuss ecosystem monitoring data from the Porcupine Caribou Herd range and surrounding areas. The proceedings document presentations on caribou population trends, salmon expansion into Arctic waters, contaminant monitoring, and community-based monitoring results from eight northern communities.
This research report documents Tłįcho Elders' traditional knowledge of climate change, forest fires, and their impacts on barren-ground caribou hunting in Whati, Northwest Territories. Based on interviews and participant observation conducted in 2009-2010, the report describes environmental changes (warmer weather, altered wind patterns, changed snow/ice conditions), caribou response and adaptation, forest fire impacts on habitat, and resulting modifications to hunting practices, while also presenting Elders' spiritual and ontological perspectives on these changes.
A comprehensive toolbox and set of policies and guidelines for incorporating traditional knowledge into aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, including detailed protocols from Dene, Gwich'in, and Inuit communities for conducting ethical, collaborative research that respects indigenous knowledge, intellectual property rights, and community involvement.
A comprehensive toolbox providing sample templates and ethical principles for including traditional knowledge in aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, with guidance on research agreements, memoranda of understanding, codes of conduct, and consent forms for work with Aboriginal governments, organizations, and communities.
A draft management strategy for wood bison in the Northwest Territories (2009-2019) outlining long-term vision and guidance for recovery of wood bison populations, addressing challenges including disease management, habitat preservation, harvest regulation, and human-wildlife conflict reduction.
This final report documents an Aboriginal Caucus Workshop held January 14-16, 2004, sponsored by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency to develop principles and operational guidelines for a future Regional Monitoring Agency (RMA) to oversee environmental monitoring of diamond mines in the Slave Geological Province. The caucus achieved consensus on governance principles, technical expertise structures, independence requirements, and decision-making authority for consolidating project-specific monitoring bodies into a single regional agency.
This document comprises meeting minutes, background reports, and presentations from an Aboriginal Caucus workshop held January 14-16, 2004 in Yellowknife to develop principles and models for a regional environmental monitoring agency to oversee diamond mining operations in the Slave Geological Province, including the Ekati and Diavik mines. The workshop explored consolidating multiple project-specific monitoring boards (IEMA and EMAB) and cumulative effects initiatives into integrated regional governance structures while preserving Aboriginal participation and traditional knowledge integration.
A conceptual organizational diagram showing the structure of the Snap Lake Monitoring Agency, including its resource centre, liaison committee, working groups, and core governance bodies with participating indigenous and stakeholder organizations.
The Tịchọ Agreement is the first combined comprehensive land claims and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories, signed on August 25, 2003, by the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Government of Canada. The agreement grants the Tịchọ approximately 39,000 square kilometres of land including subsurface minerals, $100 million in payments over 14 years, resource royalty sharing, and extensive self-government powers over Tịchọ lands and citizens.
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.
This is a plainspeak summary of the Tłįcho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement, explaining the agreement's provisions on citizenship, self-government powers, resource management, community governance, harvesting rights, environmental protection, and benefits for Tłįcho citizens. The document outlines how the Tłįcho Government operates, its relationship with federal and territorial governments, and mechanisms for implementing the historic settlement agreement.
The Tłįcho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement among the Tłįcho First Nation, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Government of Canada, establishes the Tłįcho as a self-governing Aboriginal people with defined rights to lands, resources, wildlife harvesting, and governance authority within their traditional territory and the Wek'èezhìı management area.
A final research report on Dogrib traditional place names as indicators of bio-geographical knowledge within the Dogrib traditional territory. The report documents 3,548 sites and 310 placenames that reveal information about habitat, vegetation, wildlife, topography, and water flow essential for hunting, harvesting, and survival in both barrenland and boreal forest environments.
A comprehensive final report documenting Tichọ (Dogrib) traditional knowledge of barrenlands and woodland caribou migration patterns, habitat use, and harvesting practices across the Northwest Territories. The report synthesizes four years of participatory action research incorporating oral narratives from elders over 75 years old, field observations, and harvesting records spanning 1917–1998, emphasizing the cultural, spiritual, and subsistence importance of caribou to Dogrib communities and concerns about mining development impacts on caribou migration.
BHP Diamonds Inc. reports on Northern and Aboriginal employment and spending performance for the 2000 operational year of the Ekati Diamond Mine, demonstrating achievement of Socio-Economic Agreement targets with 63.6% Northern resident employment (target 62%) and 82.21% Northern spending (target 70%)
Minutes from the Bathurst Caribou Management Planning Committee (BCMPC) public workshop held December 14-15, 2000 in Rae, NWT, documenting presentations and discussions on caribou population management, traditional knowledge, mining impacts, and the development of a management plan for the Bathurst caribou herd.
This Tłįchọ perspective on biodiversity documents traditional knowledge of the Dogrib people regarding flora, fauna, and habitats within the BHP Claim Block near Ekati Diamond Mine, with particular focus on culturally significant sites, burial grounds, and the interconnected relationships within the land (dè) as a holistic ecosystem.
This 1999 archaeological investigation report documents the discovery of 18 new archaeological sites and confirmation of 6 previously recorded sites within the BHP Diamonds claim block at Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. The study, conducted by Points West Heritage Consulting Ltd. over six consecutive years under NWT Archaeologists permit 99-884, involved site tours with local Indigenous representatives, intensive inventory of areas near proposed Sable, Beartooth, and Pigeon pits, artifact collection, and testing at selected locations, resulting in a total of 150 recorded archaeological sites in the claim block.