Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses the mining cycle, including mineral exploration, mine development, mine operations, and mine closure and reclamation.
Links to six one-hour courses on comprehensive land claims agreements. Themes include general overview, modern treaties and land, self-government, and regional economics, modern treaty governments, and environment protection, regulation and assessment.
Discusses the need for alternative energy initiatives to help preserve the environment, including the Northwest Territories initiatives of harnessing the wind's energy and upgrading building standards for increased efficiency.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Unit focuses on the Berger Inquiry into the proposed construction of a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in the 1970s and how the mining industry has changed over time.
Historical note:
Olive Evangeline (Freeman, Palmer) Diefenbaker; b. 14 Apr, 1902; d. 23 Dec, 1976; second wife of JGD.