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The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board distributes a regular update on environmental assessment activities including BHP Ekati Diamond Mine expansion development and Ranger Oil Ltd. project, documenting…
A comprehensive report examining mechanisms for protecting traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in Canadian environmental assessments and land use studies, with case studies including the Ekati Diamond Mine project, a…
A research proposal submitted to the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society in October 1998 to develop an information management system combining scientific and traditional ecological knowledge for monitoring the Bathurst C…
This working paper examines the constitutional validity of free entry mining regimes in Yukon and the Northwest Territories under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, arguing that such regimes may be inconsistent w…
A hydrological study commissioned by DIAND and conducted in July 1997 with Lutsel K'e and Yellowknives Dene First Nations to investigate whether water flows from Lac de Gras southward into the Aylmer Lake-Lockhart River…
Lac de Gras Drainage Basin Study by Bob Reid (DIAND Water Resources), Fred Sangris (Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Dettah) and Lawrence Catholique (Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation), June 1998. Transmitted to David Milburn…
This is a consultation workbook produced by the Constitutional Working Group presenting two approaches and four models for developing a new constitution and system of government for the western Northwest Territories aft…
A Traditional Knowledge Study on Community Health documenting the perspectives of 29 Lutsel K'e Dene elders on community health indicators including leadership, togetherness, economic development, youth participation, f…
This report documents Dogrib elders' traditional knowledge and observations of environmental change at the abandoned Rayrock uranium mine site in the Northwest Territories before, during, and after mine operations (1957…
Aboriginal and Community Issues binder for BHP Billiton (BHPB) — Ekati Diamond Mine, 2001-2006. Correspondence between BHPB (Ian Goodwin, Tim Byers Agency), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB — Willard Hagen),…
"The Use of Traditional Knowledge in the Environmental Management of Ekati" binder for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife). Includes TK planning meeting notes and participants list, Excer…
This 1997 traditional knowledge study documents the history, territory, and environmental knowledge of the Weledeh Yellowknives Dene First Nation regarding Ek'ati (Lac de Gras), an area planned for diamond mining develo…
This draft constitution package, presented October 16, 1996, proposes a new federal Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act and establish a new western territory government combining public and Aboriginal self-gove…
This Protocol Agreement establishes a negotiation framework between five Dene First Nations of the Northwest Territories and the Canadian federal government to settle outstanding Treaty 8 entitlements regarding land all…
This document collection includes recommendations from Yellowknives Dene First Nation to the federal EARP panel reviewing the BHP diamond project, addressing winter roads, hiring, revenue-sharing, and cumulative effects…
DIAND officials present speaking notes to the BHP Ekati Diamond Mine review panel outlining federal positions on Aboriginal economic benefits, minesite security, and mineral royalties, including projected revenues of $2…
Lutsel K'e First Nation presents concerns about the proposed BHP/Diamet diamond mine to the NWT environmental assessment review, highlighting impacts on cultural identity, traditional economy, social issues related to w…
A five-year strategic plan document for the Dene Cultural Institute covering the period 1993-1998, received by IEMA in February 1996.
The Dene Nation submits written questions to the BHP/Diamet Review Panel regarding the adequacy and consideration of traditional knowledge (termed 'Dene Science') in the proponent's Environmental Impact Statement, and i…
Submission P.H. 019(h) — Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND) updates to Letha MacLachlan, Chair, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 23 1996. Updates the July 1993 DIAND submission with: (i)…