Aboriginal Engagement
Aboriginal Engagement in the Mining and Energy Sectors
Case Studies and Lessons Learned
2008 Report to Energy and Mines Ministers
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
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Case Studies
- A Provisional Template for Best Practices for Government Geoscience Activities in Nunavut: Developing Relationships With Inuit Communities and Organizations
- Best Practice: Consultation Protocol With First Nations: The Mi'kmaq-Nova Scotia-Canada Consultation Terms of Reference
- Perspectives on Some Practices Related to Aboriginal-Government Engagement
- The Upper Similkameen Indian Band/B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Mining and Minerals Protocol Agreement
- Aboriginal Consultations Under the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power Program
- Relations With Local Communities: The Case of Virginia Mines and the Cree Communities
- Crowflight Minerals Inc. – Bucko Lake Mine
- Victor Diamond Project: Example of First Nation Participation in Environmental Assessment
- Taltson Hydro Expansion: Building Relationships: The Approach to Energy Development in the Northwest Territories
- Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.: The Hammerstone Project Limestone Quarry and Processing Plants in the Heart of Alberta's Oil Sands
- Shell's Athabasca Oil Sands Project
- The Voisey's Bay Project: An Example of Successful Aboriginal Engagement in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Raglan Mine – Quebec: An Agreement Designed to Harmonize Relations and Foster Opportunities Between Xstrata Nickel and the Local Aboriginal Communities
- Uranium Mining in Saskatchewan
- The Minto Mine Project: An Example of Successful Partnering Between First Nations, Government and Industry
- The Restoration of Abandoned Mining Exploration Sites in Northern Quebec: A Partnership Between the Provincial Government, Inuit and Industry
- Findings of the Workshop on Aboriginal Engagement
- Conclusion
- Annex I
- Annex II
DISCLAIMER
The Compendium of case studies has been prepared on the basis of information provided at the time of writing by federal, provincial, and territorial representatives of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Mineral Industry (IGWG). The Aboriginal Engagement Task Group (ATG) makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the content and accepts no liability, either incidental, consequential, financial or otherwise, arising from the use of this document. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the ATG and IGWG.
Aboriginal Engagement Task Group of the
Intergovernmental Working Group on the Mineral Industry