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Régions: Dehcho Region

étiquettes: knowledge transfer, traditional knowledge, elders, land use, environment, Mackenzie Gas Project, historical site, environmental protection plan, traditional wildlife use, traditional plant use, spiritual site

Objectif(s): Imperial Oil Resources Ltd., Aboriginal Pipeline Group, ConocoPhillips Canada (north) Ltd., Shell Canada Limited, and ExxonMobil Canada are continuing a series of baseline studies they began in 2001. Local knowledge and technical/scientific research, in combination with a synthesis of existing technical information, is being used to develop a suitable knowledge base for planning, assessing impacts and developing environmental protection plans. The traditional knowledge study will involve collecting existing knowledge, gathering new knowledge, and producing a report that will provide specific information needs of the Mackenzie Gas Project, facilitate meaningful community participation and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for the use of traditional knowledge in the environmental assessment. A Fort Providence Traditional Knowledge Working Group will develop a framework, determine content, establish a schedule and provide overall guidance for this study.

Description du projet: The key objectives of the traditional knowledge study include collecting existing knowledge, gathering new knowledge and producing a report in a manner that will: provide the specific Traditional Knowledge (TK) information needs of the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP); facilitate participation by communities in the environmental assessment process; and, ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements for the use of Traditional Knowledge in the environmental assessment. The Dene Gah Gotie Dene Council, Fort Providence Metis Nation or another relevant community organization will be a subcontractor to the researcher and be responsible for collecting and documenting TK during the project. As part of the arrangement, local researchers will be hired to undertake study tasks. A TK Working Group will be established in Fort Providence, to develop framework, determine content, establish a schedule and provide overall guidance for this study. The Working Group will determine the types of information to be collected during the TK studies. It is anticipated that the TK study will document data related to wildlife, birds, fisheries , vegetation, historical/cultural/spiritual sites, climate, soil conditions, hydrology, human health, cumulative effects and other relevant social, economic and environmental issues. Secondary sources will be used to identify traditional knowledge information. If necessary, interviews with holders of traditional knowledge will be conducted to fill data gaps. The TK Working Groups will be asked to identify the individuals that should be interviewed. If original survey work is required, a consent form will be drafted and each potential interview subject will be required to sign, or give recorded verbal responses before they are interviewed. The confidentiality of all interview subjects will be strictly maintained. Relevant community organizations will receive regular updates and a non-technical summary of the final project reports. The community will be notified in advance of study team arriving.