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James Smith Cree Nation Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study S TAR-ORION S OUTH D IAMOND P ROJECT E NVIRONMENTAL I MPACT A SSESSMENT APPENDIX 5.4.2-B James Smith Cree Nation Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study SX03733 – Section 5.0 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ FINAL Report James Smith Cree Nation Project- Specific Traditional Land Use Study Prepared For: Shore Gold Star-Orion South Project Prepared By: Calliou Group Calgary, AB On Behalf of: James Smith Cree Nation March 11, 2010 1 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Information collected for this Study remains the sole property of James Smith Cree Nation. The information contained within this project-specific Study is meant for a single application only, for use in the Shore Gold Star-Orion South Diamond Project environmental assessment. Citation, use or reproduction of the information contained in this Final Report is permissible only with the written consent of the James Smith Cree Nation. 2 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report, James Smith Cree Nation Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study, for the proposed Shore Gold Star-Orion South Diamond Project is intended to identify James Smith Cree Nation Aboriginal knowledge and traditional and use information in the vicinity of the proposed Project. The proposed Project is located within the Fort à la Corne Forest. Based on available time and budget, seventeen interviews were conducted with James Smith Cree Nation members to document past and current use in the Project Area and the Fort à la Corne Forest. The Study Team documented traditional uses and the exercise of treaty and Aboriginal rights including: hunting, trapping, fishing, gathering areas, cabins, camps, sacred sites and travel routes. For the purposes of this study these rights include the treaty rights contained within Treaty 6 and other Aboriginal rights such as hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering. The majority of study participants reported use within the Project Area and all study participants reported use in the Forest. In addition to historic and current use of the Fort à la Corne Forest, interview participants expressed a desire to continue to use the Forest for the exercise of their treaty and Aboriginal rights. As the Project Area will not be accessible to James Smith if approved, any uses reported within this area will be directly and adversely impact by the Project. Some key traditional uses that were reported within the Project Area include: use of Lars Road to access use areas, current hunting of moose, elk, and deer by majority of interviewees, water travel along the Saskatchewan River, Bingo Hill is a camping, hunting and sacred area, and a burial site located near the southern boundary of the Project Area. Concerns raised during the interviews include movements of wildlife away from the project area, noise and vibration from blasting, blocked access, dust from overburden, adverse effects to water from discharge into the Saskatchewan River, groundwater withdrawal and adverse effects to on-reserve water source, reclamation, increased traffic in the Forest, past government efforts to limit use of the Forest, lack of benefits to the Nation and lack of consultation with James Smith. 3 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ STUDY TEAM Report Authors: Germaine Conacher Tracy Campbell Adena Dinn Interviews: Germaine Conacher Adena Dinn GIS Mapping: Adena Dinn Senior Review: Tracy Campbell JSCN Community Coordinator: Vince Burns 5 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Interview Participants: Garth Sanderson Earl Sanderson Lena Sanderson Dave Sanderson Dave Burns Alvin Whitehead Ralph Moostoos Ronnie Head Calvin Sanderson Delma Sanderson Larry Brittain Arlene Moostoos Linda Moostoos Ted Moostoos Richard Moostoos Martin Moostoos Oscar Moostoos 6 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS TLUS; TLU Traditional Land Use Study; Traditional Land Use AK Aboriginal Knowledge ATK Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge TEK Traditional Ecological/Environmental Knowledge Project Shore Gold Star-Orion South Diamond Project JSCN James Smith Cree Nation GIS Geographical Information Systems RSA Regional Study Area LSA Local Study Area IR Indian Reserve EIS Environmental Impact Statement FalC Fort à la Corne SMOE Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 7 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................ 3 Study Team ........................................................................................................... 5 Abbreviations and Acronyms .................................................................................... 7 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Shore Gold Star-Orion South Diamond Project Description ............................ 10 1.2 Traditional Land Use Studies ...................................................................... 12 1.2.1 Limitations of TLU Studies ................................................................... 14 1.2.2 TLU Study Types ................................................................................ 15 1.2.3 TLU Information and Environmental Assessments .................................. 15 2 James Smith Cree Nation Aboriginal Knowledge and Use Study Design ............... 19 2.1 Study Purpose .......................................................................................... 19 2.1.1 Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment ................................................. 19 2.1.2 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency ........................................ 19 2.2 Study Area ............................................................................................... 21 2.3 Study Methodology ................................................................................... 23 2.3.1 Review of Existing Information ............................................................ 23 2.3.2 Interview Protocol .............................................................................. 24 2.3.3 Selection of Participants ...................................................................... 24 2.3.4 Conduct of Interviews ......................................................................... 24 2.3.5 Informed Consent ............................................................................... 25 2.3.6 Maps ................................................................................................. 25 2.3.7 Map Digitization .................................................................................. 26 2.3.8 Interview Summaries .......................................................................... 28 2.3.9 Community Verification Process ........................................................... 29 2.4 Limitations of this Study ............................................................................ 29 3 James Smith Cree Nation ................................................................................ 30 8 James Smith Cree Nation Shore Gold Star- Calliou Group Project-Specific Traditional Land Use Study Orion South Diamond Project March 11, 2011 ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 30 3.1.1 Historical Record................................................................................. 30 3.1.2 Treaty 6 ............................................................................................. 31 3.2 Fort à la Corne Provincial Forest ................................................................. 33 3.2.1 Government Policies and Resource Use ................................................ 36 4 Aboriginal Knowledge and Use ........................................................................ 38 4.1 Hunting ................................................................................................... 38 4.2 Trapping .................................................................................................. 45 4.3 Fishing ....................................................................................................
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