Extractive Industries

Outlines factors contributing success of Indigenous-led assessments. Includes three case studies: review by Tłı̨chǫ of Fortune Mineral's proposed NICO Mine Project (co-managed with the Crown), review by Glencore and Inuit of the Sivumut Project (co-development model with proponent), and review by Squamish Nation of Woodfibre LNG Project (independent).

Website connects IBA-focused researchers/consultants, IBA signatories, and northern governmental/regulatory agencies to research affiliates; journal articles & published material; Knowledge Gaps, Issues and Concerns expressed by Aboriginal communities, the mining industry, academics, consultants and northern government agencies; up-to-date database of existing IBAs in Canada; and offers some IBA-relevant links and news items.

Looks at agreements signed between mining companies and First Nation communities in Canada in order to establish formal relationships between them, to reduce the predicted impact of a mine, and to secure economic benefist for affected communities.

International Studies (Global Environmental Policy) Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2008.

Discusses how the Meadowbank gold mine has impacted Inuit people. Related material: Quantitative Assessment.

Reports the results of a survey completed by 62 women, aged 19 or older which asked questions about experience, perceptions and feelings with respect to the Meadow bank goldmine which operates in the vicinity. Related content: Qualitative Assessement.

Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Looks at Aboriginal participation in mine development and how more inclusive social and environmental development models can support a more equitable and sustainable development. Uses the Galore Creek Project as a case study. Scroll down to read article.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Comments on the Mabo decision and its impact on Indigenous agency to negotiate terms for large-scale resource development on traditional lands. Presents case study of the Century Mine and mineral negotiations in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia.

Looks at answers to the question 'what will be the best, fairest and most equitable approach catering for all the interests involved'?

Comments on how Indigenous peoples are key to the restoration and conservation of the caribou in Canada's Boreal.

Examines how the Pebble partnership and government regulatory regimes are addressing the environmental health and justice concerns that include potential impacts of mining operations on air and water quality, water supply, aquatic life and the welfare of the Indigenous people.

Discusses positive changes in the relationship between some oil and gas companies and Indigenous communities as the political, legal, and economic context has changed.

Looks at the political history and relations between the middle and upper class people of Bolivia and the governments' struggles to break with the past. To access this article, scroll to page 82.

Contends that only initiatives that encourage power sharing with Indigenous groups will improve the ethical practices by mining companies.

Arts and Science Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2011.

Dicusses several factors that have limited the contributions of traditional knowledge to the environmental impact assessment.

Looks at the development of Northern Development and Mining, the first private company started by Aboriginal people.

Paper attempts to understand instances of conflict that have arisen between indigenous communities and the Extractive Industries (EI) by providing an overview of issues.

Position Statement for ICMM members to engage with Indigenous people in order to have constructive relationship based on mutual respect, trust and mutual benefit.

"This report addresses the most critical sustainability in an encounter between indigenous peoples and the industry, as well as governments, financiers and non-governmental organizations".

Overview of the Sami in Finland and Sweden and the disruption to reindeer herding because of changes in land use.

Expands the work of a previous article: Journal of Business Ethnics "Indigenous Human Resource Practices in Australian Mining Companies: Towards an Ethical Model" 2003 vol. 45, no. 4, p. 361-373.

Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, [2008?]

Looks at the Arctic holding 22 per cent of the world's undiscovered, technically recoverable, conventional oil and natural gas resources.

Discusses a six-day indigenous youth conference, attended by worldwide delegates, and the declarations the youth made regarding destructive dams, logging and mining on or near indigenous lands.

Reports on the fact that Indigenous political participation is territorially defined in Canada but is not in Norway, therefore representation can be diluted.

Discusses the use and processing of native copper and how it enabled prestige and power within trading relationships.

Using information from interviews and reviews of documents, examines Saskatchewan uranium mining operations, the Ekati diamond project and the Voisey's Bay mine/mill project.

Considers how the Mining Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is addressing the need to integrate sustainable development into mining engineering on behalf of industry and society.

Contends that Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) can help to build constructive and mutually beneficial relationships between mining companies and Aboriginal communities. Part of: Proceedings of the 59th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (2013)

Discusses the history of Carrier people and other First Nations mixing subsistence, commercial, and wage work in the Cariboo Mountains.

Introductory article to themed issued on mining in Canada's North.

Introduction to special issue on exploring northern inequalities in social, spatial and economic areas.

Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.

Historical context of mining and the environmental concern for the clean-up.

Mining Engineering Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

Nature-Based Recreation and Tourism Thesis (MES)--Lakehead University, 2015.

Reviews legal and regulatory circumstances in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, and the Umbrella Final Agreement.

Examines the work of a social worker who oversaw a significant survey of Indigenous people and recommended an integrated citizenship model in an attempt for greater social cohesion.

Comments on the success of a hydroelectric project that produces enough energy to power 22,000 houses.