Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: knowledge transfer, traditional knowledge, land use, resource development, historical activities
| Principal Investigator: | Schryer, Rick Schryer (1) |
| Licence Number: | 14406 |
| Organization: | Fortune Minerals Limited |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2009
2008
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| Issued: | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Project Team: | Mitch Goodjohn, Helen Evans, Assistants – TBA |
Objective(s): The objective of this research is to conduct Traditional Land Use (TLU) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) studies in Behchoko, Whati, Gameti, Wekweeti, and Yellowknife with representatives from the Dogrib and the MTtis. These studies will be part of obtaining permits to operate a mine at that location.
Project Description: The objective of this research is to conduct Traditional Land Use (TLU) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) studies in Behchoko, Whati, Gameti, Wekweeti, and Yellowknife with representatives from the Dogrib and the Métis. These studies will be part of obtaining permits to operate a mine at that location. Elders will be interviewed either individually or with other members of their cultural group (to be determined by participating elders) and asked questions about their cultural group’s traditional knowledge of the NICO Project area, as well as their traditional land uses in that area. Interviews will be conducted in the language of the elders, using translators, if necessary. The questions will focus on hunting, trapping, plant harvesting, fishing, gravesites, cabins, culturally important sites or areas, and any other information that the elders feel is important to communicate. The interviews will be taped and notes will be taken by the researchers. Additionally, the elders will be asked to mark information on maps. After the interviews are completed, elders will have the opportunity to visit the Project area, at which time additional information may be recorded. After the interviews and site visits, a report will be written on the information that has been shared by the elders. The report will be presented to the respective cultural groups, at which time they will review it for completeness and accuracy. Results of previous research have been provided to communities in the form of copies of reports and non-technical summaries. This practice will continue. Fieldwork will be conducted from July 28 to December 31, 2008 in the communities of Behchoko, Gameti, Whati, Wekweeti and Yellowknife.
