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.
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.
Anglican Journal, vol. 123, no. 6, June 1997, p. 7
Description
Concerns voiced that nickel mine project could prove disastrous for the region's environment and people. Activists want land claims settled before development moves forward.
Case studies of the Diavik Diamond Mine and the EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories and the Voisey Bay Nickel Mine in Labrador. Looks at social, economic and cultural issues associated with mining.
Gap Analysis Report (Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic) ; no.3
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrey Petov
Description
Reviews frameworks, systems of indicators, and details of key studies with a focus on methodologies that are part of socio-economic impact assessment procedures.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3, Whos Local Here?: Politics of Participation in Development, Fall, 1996
Description
Reflects on the impact of the mining industry on the way of life of the Innu and Innuit peoples.The article also discusses the ecotourism industry the indigenous people are building in order to preserve their culture and environment.
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 41-80
Description
Looks at how policy-making has addressed mine and mineral exploration reclamation problems in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern Labrador, and Nunavik.
Discusses the negotiating problems between Aboriginal groups and mining companies and the need to develop a long-term vision about mineral development.