Extractive Industries

Representative from Imperial Oil speaks about company's Aboriginal relations guiding principles and guidelines with respect to consultation, workforce and business development and community relations. CEO of Information and Communications Technology Council speaks about digital technology sector's growth potential and need for talent. National Aboriginal services lead for AECOM talks about engagement, and small business and employment opportunities in the mining sector. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:20:06. .

Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic goals and the challenges in advancing their economic and social objectives while coping with economic, social and environmental changes.

Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic and environmental performance based on its investments in wealth-generating capital by looking at demographic trends and developments in the areas of education, health, social well-being and income.

Measures the progress towards a better and sustainable quality of life and evaluates the Nunavut Economic Development strategy.

Lays out a sustainable mining plan on how to conduct mineral resource projects being respectful of Aboriginal communities and treaty rights in a mutually favorable way.

Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) held meetings to identify mining-related issues, opportunities, concerns and discuss projects, which would meet the needs of the communities.

Discussion on the necessity of tapping into the non-traditional workforce, including women, visible minorities and Aboriginal people, with the goal to fulfill the need for skilled employees in the mining industry over the next decade. Article located by scrolling to page 22 and 23.

Northern Environments and Cultures Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2011.

Offers practical advice and guidance on how to work effectively within the context of the differing viewpoints, expectations and concerns of Aboriginal peoples.

Master of Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--The University of Manitoba, 2013.

Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.

Discusses case studies of successful Aboriginal engagement in environmental monitoring and management in northern Canada to develop best practices and find new approaches for Aboriginal participation.

Looks at the economic and social contributions mining makes to remote and rural communities.

Study attempts to evaluate the partnership strategies, commitments and progress made by Diavik in their agreements with Aboriginal communities.

Includes historical review of the industry and its impact on the Inuit, role of mining sector in the Canadian economy, and identification of key problems and opportunities with respect to Inuit participation.

Focuses on opportunities in hard-rock and placer mining. Sources of information include literature review and interviews with Aboriginal leaders, territorial and federal government mining department staff, and industry representatives.

Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.

Case studies provide an overview of how aboriginal communities have come to terms with mining and mineral exploration in their territories. They are: Innu Nation and Inco's Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine/Mill; Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and BHP Diamonds Inc.; Tahltan First Nation, the mining industry, and environmental assessment; Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation and B.Y.G. Mt. Nansen Gold Mine; Makivik Corporation and Falconbridge's Raglan Mine; and Nishnawbi-Aski Nation and Ontario's living legacy.

Looks at how First Nations and governments have responded to the decline of the caribou and examines the litigation that has resulted from such responses in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.

Book review of: Aboriginal Sites, Rights and Resource Development edited by R.M. Berndt. Review located by scrolling to page 222.

Discussion of the ramifications of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia. Chapter 17A from Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.

Two personal narratives from employees of Groote Eylandt Mining Company's Industrial Health Department regarding the upheaval of mining development and the importance of hygiene in disease prevention.

Looks at the Wishbone Hill Health Impact Assessment in Alaska and the Impact and Benefit Agreement signed for the Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut.

Reports results of literature search and qualitative and quantitative survey data from 29 women living in Arviat, Salluit, Inuvik, and Baker Lake. Study's focus was sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, and identifying gaps, opportunities and recommendations to ensure women's safety and economic security.

Related material: Literature Review.

Comments on the oil boom being a major factor for the success of the arts in the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 7.

Looks at processes and procedures meant to ensure the First Nation is involved, consulted and accommodated while De Beer's Victor Diamond Mine operates.

Offers practical guidance for producing constructive and mutually beneficial agreements.

Examines economic opportunity, wilderness preservation and cultural survival in Alaska and the Yukon. To access this article, scroll down to page 8.

Comments on the intention of Asian explorers to exploit the rich natural resources, of Cape York Peninsula, for as long as it was profitable.

Comments on the plot of a group of American miners to take over the Yukon Territory in 1901.

Study involved field work, 3 formal focus groups and interviews with 21 individuals. Six themes emerged: increase in transience of the population, tension between work and education, mines as a community resource, inequities in communities, particular view of schooling, and positive outlook on the community and its future.

Looks at pollution, desertification of the southwest, resource scarcity, and climate change. Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

Mining Engineering Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1979.

Introduction to themes in the volume which include: anti-colonialism, anti-racism; painting propaganda, picturing power; individuals, groups, categories; art as property; concepts and objects; and the marketing of art. Chapter 1 from Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World edited by Jeremy MacClancy.

Brief overview of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Applied Archaelogy Project at four sites that were significant in hostilities between American miners and the Nlaka'pamux.

Looks at some of the challenges associated with energy development in the Arctic which include environment, underdeveloped infrastructure and legal issues surrounding consultation.

Offers five specific recommendations for consideration by policymakers.

Comments on some of the key challenges for northerners and their governments.

Book review of: The Arctic Voyages of Martin Frobisher by Robert McGhee.

An analysis of the art installation performed and exhibited in 2018 and discussion of how the artist's works express resistance to the proposed oil pipeline and energy extraction projects going through or near Indigenous lands in the U.S. and Canada.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.

Looks at impact of the process since 2003 and concludes that outcomes have generally been positive, especially in terms of land use and mining permit processes.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2007.