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Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, p. 2
Description
Introduction to issue featuring health workers from Elcho Island.
Map codes communities by linguistic affiliation; individual locations can be clicked on for brief videos and English name.
Overview of new developments in the mining sector and the changing roles of various stakeholders with Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) agreements. Looks at cases from the Tłıc̨hǫ, Haida and Mikisew Cree First Nation territories.
Speakers discuss how the Act has defined the government's and Crown's relationship with First Nations peoples; how it has impeded development of communities; and how fundamental changes are needed to give First Nations' control over governance and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve access to capital.
Duration: 1:09:15.