A Pragmatic Look at Indigenous Stewardship: Key to Sustainability, Conservation & Land Use Planning Trapper Liaison and Cultural Sustainability David Waniandy, Trapper Liaison, McMurray Metis Gillian Donald, Environment & Land Advisory, McMurray Métis ALI 2018 May 31, 2018 Overview • Métis Homelands • Industrial Footprint • Cultural Sustainability • Comments/Feedback/Questions Métis Places Source: Clark et al. 2015. Fort McMurray: Historic and Contemporary Rights-Bearing Métis Community. February 2015. Historic Traplines Source: Clark et al. 2015. Fort McMurray: Historic and Contemporary Rights-Bearing Métis Community. February 2015. Historic and Contemporary Traplines Source: Clark et al. 2015. Fort McMurray: Historic and Contemporary Rights-Bearing Métis Community. February 2015. McMurray Métis Consultation Area Source: Clark et al. 2015. Fort McMurray: Historic and Contemporary Rights-Bearing Métis Community. February 2015. Industrial Footprints Oil Sands Leases in Métis Consultation Area Cumulative Industrial Disturbance in Métis Territory Source: Clark. T.D. 2015. Cultural Impact Assessment of the Teck Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project. July 2015. One Project = Many Projects • Oil sands extraction project – Oil Sands Exploration (well pads, seismic) – Roads – Pipelines – Utilities – Disposal wells – Water sources – Camps In Situ Oil Sands Project Oil Sands Exploration Rights-of-Way (pipelines, utilities) Cultural Sustainability No CEMA Leads to D.I.Y. • Seek our own funding to support community- based projects: – Aboriginal Fund For Species At Risk – Ronald Lake Bison Herd – Alberta Environment & Parks – Ronald Lake Bison – Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program – Partnering with ABMI and InnoTech AB – Indigenous Fund for Community-Based Environmental Monitoring – Conserving our natural heritage in Canada’s oil sands region AFSAR Funding: Ronald Lake Bison Herd Critical Habitat Source: Olson, E., R. Elliot, A. Hall, D. Pickard, H. Stimson, and L. Hansen. 2018. Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge on Habitat, Disturbance and Management Practices for the Ronald Lake Bison Herd. Report prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd. for the McMurray Métis, Fort McMurray First Nation, Fort McKay Métis, Fort McKay First Nation, and Fort Chipewyan. 39pp. + Appendices References • Clark. T.D. 2015. Cultural Impact Assessment of the Teck Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project. July 2015. Available at: http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/documents/p65505/103972E.pdf • Clark et al. 2015. Fort McMurray: Historic and Contemporary Rights- Bearing Métis Community. February 2015. Available at: http://www.mcmurraymetis.org/news/mcmurray-metis-release- comprehensive-report-demonstrating-fort-mcmurray-is-a-historic-and • Olson, E., R. Elliot, A. Hall, D. Pickard, H. Stimson, and L. Hansen. 2018. Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge on Habitat, Disturbance and Management Practices for the Ronald Lake Bison Herd. Report prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd. for the McMurray Métis, Fort McMurray First Nation, Fort McKay Métis, Fort McKay First Nation, and Fort Chipewyan. 39pp. + Appendices (Available upon request) Questions? Comments? Feedback? Thank you for Attending!.