Resources for First Nations » Mining Reports
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First Nations contact list |
Description: First Nation contact list put together by AME BC. Please note that not all information on this list is current, such as current chief and council information. Download file now |
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Framework for Responsible Mining |
Description: The Framework for Responsible Mining is the result of a call by NGOs, retailers, investors, insurers, and technical experts working in the minerals sector to create a basis for developing responsible sourcing and investing policies. The framework outlines environmental, human rights, and social issues associated with mining and mined products, and explores state-of-the-art social and environmental improvements, providing recommendations for retailers and others seeking to source or invest responsibly, as well as regulate and encourage responsible mining practices. The framework document is a first draft, open to debate and discussion; the authors encourage feedback and hope that the framework can be improved with stakeholder input. Download file now |
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Framework for Responsible Mining_Executive Summary |
Description: The Executive Summary of the Framework for Responsible Mining. Download file now |
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Healthy Land Healthy Future |
Description: A presentation from the October 2008 Mining Summit, looking at a community based research project in Takla Lake and Tsay Keh Dene territory. Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Opportunities Download file now | View the website for this resource |
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Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency at the Ekati Mine, NWT |
Description: A small case study of the monitoring agency at the Ekati diamond mine in NWT. Download file now |
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Indigenous Communities Mining Mini-Grant Program |
Description: The goal of the mini-grants program is to support and enhance the capacity building efforts of mining-impacted indigenous communities to assure that mining projects do not adversely affect human, cultural, and the ecological health within their traditional territories. Application Deadline: February 1, 2009 Download file now |
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Methods to Help Communities Investigate Environmental Health Issues |
Description: A look at community-based approaches that examine environmental health impacts on communities. Volume 3 #1 Spring 2005 Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health Download file now | View the website for this resource |
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Mineral Exploration Conflicts in Canada’s Boreal Forest |
Description: A report looking at Canada’s booming mining industry operations throughout the Boreal Forest and the conflicts arising between mining companies, Aboriginal communities, private landowners and other stakeholders as a consequence of the free entry tenure system. The report calls for fundamental legislative and industry reform to resolve current conflicts and prevent future ones. Download file now |
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Mining and Indigenous Peoples: Case Studies |
Description: This set of case studies documents a number of mining projects in which mining companies have established relationships with Indigenous communities. They are: Rio Tinto’s Hamersley Iron projects in Australia; Cominco’s Red Dog mine in Alaska, United States; WMC’s Tampakan project in the Philippines; Placer Dome’s Musselwhite mine and Falconbridge’s Raglan mine in Canada. Download file now |
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Mining Denendeh: A Dene Nation Perspective on Community Health Impacts of Mining |
Description: This paper reviews issues related to mining in Denendeh from the perspective of the Dene Nation, an Aboriginal governmental organization that supports the five Dene governments of Denendeh. There is no single Dene perspective on mining: some call for greater involvement of Dene mine development; some for a greater share in the resource royalties and other benefits; some could be characterized as preservationists (of both lands and cultures). The Dene Nation supports sustainable development and this short discussion paper describes five points we feel would contribute to Dene goals for sustainability relative to mining. Volume 3 #1 Spring 2005 Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health Download file now | View the website for this resource |