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A Way of Life: Caribou Monitoring TK/IQ Panel Session Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board Technical Report 2 2012 Series A WAY OF LIFE Bridging Science and Aboriginal Knowledge in Caribou Monitoring at Diavik Diamond Mine TECHNICAL REPORT 2102 March 14-15 Session PRESENTED BY The Traditional Knowledge & Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Panel COMPILED BY SENES Consultants Ltd. Released October 25, 2012 Bridging Science and Aboriginal Knowledge in Caribou Monitoring at Diavik Diamond Mine Technical Report March 14-15, 2012 TK/IQ Panel Session Presented by The Traditional Knowledge and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Panel Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB) Bobby Algona, John Ivarluk & Mark Taletok (Kitikmeot Inuit Association) August Enzoe, Alfred Lockhart & George Marlowe (Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation) Ed Jones, Wayne Langenhan (North Slave Métis Alliance) Pierre Beaverho and Louis Zoe (Tłı̨chǫ Nation) Fred Sangris (Yellowknives Dene First Nation) Michèle LeTourneau (EMAB) Deborah Simmons and Shelagh Montgomery (SENES Consultants Ltd) Natasha Thorpe (Thorpe Consulting Services) Compiled by SENES Consultants Ltd. A publication of the Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Released October 25, 2012 Copyright Statement This is a living document released by permission of the Traditional Knowledge and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Panel of the Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB). Intellectual property rights for the document are held by the Panel members (speakers at the March 14-15, 2012 Session) and EMAB. No part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without permission in writing from EMAB. Disclaimer The document does not represent the results of community consultation. It is subject to the “No Prejudice” clauses of Article II, Section 2.1 of the Environmental Agreement for the Diavik Diamond Project. The document represents the work of the TK/IQ Panel only, and does not necessarily reflect the views of any Party to the. Environmental Agreement. No Prejudice Section 2.1, Environmental Agreement for the Diavik Diamond Project This Agreement is without prejudice to the positions of the Parties respecting any: (a) existing Aboriginal or treaty rights of the Aboriginal Peoples; (b) on-going or future land claims or self-government negotiations affecting Aboriginal Peoples; (c) constitutional changes which may occur in the Northwest Territories; (d) changes to legislation or regulations resulting from the settlement of land claims and self- government negotiations, or resulting from constitutional changes or devolution; or (e) existing or future Participation Agreements. Contact Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (for the Diavik mine) 2nd Floor, 5006 Franklin Avenue, Box 2577 Yellowknife, NT, Canada, X1A 2P9 Phone 867-766-3682 http://www.emab.ca i Caribou Monitoring and the Diavik Diamond Mine | TK/IQ Panel March 2012 Report Summary How can Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (TK)/Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) be used to guide monitoring of caribou behaviour at Diavik? This is the question that TK/IQ Panel members were asked to explore during a two day Session on March 14-15, 2012. This document includes four main sections reflecting the discussions at the March TK/IQ Panel Session: 1. People and Caribou in the Ɂek’adı (Lac de Gras) Area. A discussion of aboriginal people’s relationships with caribou since time immemorial. This is what scientists call the “baseline” for caribou monitoring. 2. Aboriginal “Monitoring”: A Way of Life. Describes aboriginal concepts and methodologies for the process that scientists call “monitoring.” 3. Recommendations for Action: Monitoring Across Cultures. Recommendations for accommodating TK/IQ approaches in the Standard Operating Procedures for monitoring caribou behaviour, as well as other general recommend 4. Introducing the TK/IQ Panel Team. Session participants introduce themselves and talk about the experience and geographical knowledge base that they bring to the TK/IQ Panel. Recommendations for Action Recommendations for action are provided in this document related to the following topics: Operating Procedures (SOP) for Monitoring Caribou Behaviour • Capacity-building • Methods • Indicators (behaviours, herd composition, caribou health, environmental conditions) General Caribou Monitoring and Management • Managing caribou movement • Using all the knowledge that we’ve shared • Working with our future leaders Conclusion The TK/IQ Panel team together comprises a rich and varied body of knowledge and experience. In reviewing this document, Panel members made it clear that the discussions over the two days of the March Session represent only a small fraction of the knowledge they and knowledge holders in their communities have to share about the wildlife and landscape in the Diavik area. In particular, much work remains to be done in reviewing, assessing and adding to existing caribou TK/IQ documentation. As well, the TK/IQ Panel is eager to learn more about the totality of monitoring, management and research being conducted by Diavik about caribou. A full session focused on caribou in the future should include presentations about the traditional knowledge and scientific State of Knowledge about caribou in the Diavik area. iii Caribou Monitoring and the Diavik Diamond Mine | TK/IQ Panel March 2012 Contents REPORT SUMMARY III BACKGROUND: TK/IQ AND DIAVIK DIAMOND MINE 1 WHAT’S IN THIS DOCUMENT? 6 PEOPLE AND CARIBOU IN THE ɁEK’ADI (LAC DE GRAS) AREA 6 CARIBOU MONITORING AT DIAVIK – PAST AND PRESENT 13 ABORIGINAL “MONITORING” – A WAY OF LIFE 14 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION: MONITORING ACROSS CULTURES 17 INTRODUCING THE TK/IQ PANEL TEAM 26 INTRODUCING THE DIAVIK TEAM 36 CONCLUSION 38 iii Caribou Monitoring and the Diavik Diamond Mine | TK/IQ Panel March 2012 Figures FIGURE 1: CELEBRATING THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. SOURCE: WWW.BUSINESSWEEK.COM .................................. 1 FIGURE 2: MURIEL BETSINA AND STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT TK, DIAVIK SCIENCE CAMP #1, JULY 1999. CREDIT: PETER HARDY .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 FIGURE 3: DIANE DUL ON THE JOB AT DIAVIK. SOURCE: DIANE DUL, DIAVIK DIAMOND MINE INC. .............................. 4 FIGURE 4: GEORGE MARLOWE ................................................................................................................................ 6 FIGURE 5: BOBBY ALGONA ...................................................................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 6: LISI LAFFERTY ............................................................................................................................................ 8 FIGURE 7: FRED SANGRIS ....................................................................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 8: WAYNE LANGENHAN ............................................................................................................................. 12 FIGURE 9: CARIBOU MONITORING SCHEMA. CREDIT: DIAVIK DIAMOND MINE INC. .................................................. 13 FIGURE 10: UNKNOWN ELDER WITH CARIBOU. SOURCE: CARIBOU MONITORING WORKSHOOP REPORT (EMAB 2005) ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 FIGURE 11: THE TK/IQ PANEL DISCUSSES MONITORING ON THE LAND, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND AT THE MINE SITE ........ 17 FIGURE 12: CREDIT: DIANE DUL, DIAVIK DIAMOND MINE INC. ................................................................................ 20 FIGURE 13: CREDIT: DIANE DUL, DIAVIK DIAMOND MINE INC. ................................................................................ 21 FIGURE 14: JOHN IVARLUK ..................................................................................................................................... 22 FIGURE 15: ED JONES ............................................................................................................................................ 23 FIGURE 16: NATASHA THORPE ................................................................................................................................ 24 Appendices APPENDIX A – SESSION AGENDA, MARCH 14-15, 2012 APPENDIX B – DIAVIK STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES – CARIBOU SCANNING AND ACTIVITY BUDGETS iv Caribou Monitoring and the Diavik Diamond Mine | TK/IQ Panel March 2012 Background: TK/IQ and Diavik Diamond Mine How can Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (TK)/Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) be used to guide caribou monitoring at Diavik? This is the question that TK/IQ Panel members were asked to explore during a two day Session on March 14 and 15, 2012. This TK/IQ Panel Session was a new effort to establish the Panel as a standing body so as to strengthen the role of Aboriginal TK/IQ holders in mine monitoring. In previous years, TK/IQ Panel Sessions had been one-off events related to single issues. The March Session aimed to build on recommendations from a planning session on May 20, 2011. Because this TK/IQ Panel is new, the group also took time to learn about each other’s knowledge and experiences. EMAB and the Mine The discovery of diamonds at Lac de Gras (Fat Lake in English, Ɂek’atı in Yellowknives Dene Kwèka’tı ̀ in Tłı̨chǫ; “Tahikpak” in Inuinaqtun; Łuecho Kúé or Łuezáné in Dënesųłiné, and newly dubbed François Beaulieu Lake by Métis TK/IQ Panel
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