Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 Métis Nation of Alberta <contact information removed> May 29th, 2017 Dear Mr. Bolton: The Fort Chipewyan Metis Local 125 (“FCML 125”) met with Candace Anderson (CEAA Crown Consultation Coordinator for the Frontier Project) on February 6th by email and by phone a few days later. The purpose of the meeting was to ensure that we were aware of the Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project Joint Review Panel Information Request Package #4, which was issued on February 3, 2016. During the meeting, Ms. Anderson drew our attention to Joint Review Panel Information Request 4.3 in which the Panel requests information regarding Aboriginal-led cultural impact assessments. Ms. Anderson encouraged us to follow up with the Panel directly regarding the FCML 125 Cultural Impact Assessment as the Panel may not have knowledge that the assessment exists. We understand that Teck has reviewed the FCML 125 Cultural Impact Assessment and that the assessment has informed Teck’s responses to information requests from regulators and the Panel. More importantly, we would also like to take this opportunity to confirm that the FCML 125 Cultural Impact Assessment (along with the FCML 125 traditional land use study and other FCML 125 submissions regarding the Frontier Project) have directly informed the terms of the Participation Agreement that we concluded with Teck in the fall of 2016. Although the details of the Agreement remain confidential to Teck and the FCML 125, the Agreement is intended to mitigate and accommodate Project specific impacts of the Frontier Project on the FCM, including cultural impacts. Further, Teck has committed to the FCML 125 that as Teck advances the Project, community input (including any additional studies) will continue to inform the development of the Project (including mitigation and management measures). As background, Teck approached the FCML 125 about a FCM-led cultural impact assessment for the Frontier Project in May 2014. Teck and FCML 125 agreed on a scope of work and budget for the assessment and FCML 125 completed the assessment in November 2015. The completed assessment was provided to Teck on November 13, 2015 and FCML 125 requested that Teck keep the assessment confidential. As cultural impact assessments are new for the oil sands region, FCML 125 had concerns about how the information provided in the assessment may be used in the regulatory process for the Frontier Project or other regulatory processes in the region. Upon further consideration of the useful information provided in the FCML 125 Cultural Impact Assessment, we have decided to consent to sharing it with CEAA and for posting on the public registry. We hope the Panel will include it in informing their deliberations on the proposed Frontier project. We trust that this letter has provided the Panel 1 with appropriate clarification regarding the FCML 125 Cultural Impact Assessment for the Frontier Project. <Original signed by> Cc: Ora Campbell, Office Manager, FCML 125, <email address removed> Cynthia Bertolin, Sunrope Services Ltd., <email address removed> Kim Dertien-Loubert, Woven Paths Inc., <email address removed> Candace Anderson, Crown Consultation Coordinator, CEAA, Candace.Anderson@ceaa- acee.gc.ca Domitien Mugemana, CEAA, [email protected] Yvonne Walsh, Teck Resources Ltd., <email address removed> Janais Turuk, Teck Resources Ltd., <email address removed> Sheila Risbud, Teck Resources Ltd., <email address removed> Carly Hoogeveen, Teck Resources Ltd., <email address removed> 2 Fort Chipewyan Métis, Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment PREPARED FOR Fort Chipewyan Métis, Local 125 PREPARED BY Ann Garibaldi, MSc Thomas Dyck, MA, PhD Candidate Kevan Berg, PhD Shanti Berryman, PhD Integral Ecology Group, Ltd. In association with: Kim Dertien-Loubert, MA Woven Paths Consulting October 30, 2015 Project No. FCMCIA-14 Distribution Métis Local 125 – e-copy Woven Paths Research & Consulting – e-copy Integral Ecology Group – e-copy © Copyright IEG Consulting Group Ltd. 2015 Acknowledgements Project Managers: Fred Fraser, FCM President Kim Dertien MA, Anthropologist, Traditional Use Specialist Report Authors: Ann Garibaldi, MSc, Ethnobotanist/Ethnoecologist Thomas Dyck, MA, PhD Candidate, Applied Human Ecologist, Geographer Kevan Berg, PhD, Ethnoecologist Shanti Berryman, PhD, Community Ecologist, Community Engagement Specialist Integral Ecology Group, Ltd. P.O. Box 23012 Cook St. RPO Victoria, BC V8V 4Z8 Community Researchers: Lucy Fraser Ora Campbell Map Production: Clover Point Cartographics, Reproduced with permission from FCM and Woven Paths Consulting, Inc. In association with: Kim Dertien-Loubert, MA Woven Paths Consulting, Inc. 7435 Veyaness Rd. Saanichton, BC V8M 1V9 This proposal is intended for the exclusive use of Integral Ecology Group Ltd. and Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125. All contents are copyrighted by Integral Ecology Group Ltd. and Fort Chipewyan Métis and may not be reproduced or distributed without the express written permission of Integral Ecology Group Ltd. and Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125. Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment October 30, 2015 File: Project No. FCMCIA-14 Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 ATTENTION: Mr. Fred Fraser, President REFERENCE: Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment Dear Fred: Please find attached Integral Ecology Group’s final report for the Fort Chipewyan Métis (FCM) Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA). This report presents an assessment of project-specific and cumulative cultural impacts on FCM, with specific attention directed at the Teck Resources Limited’s (Teck) Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project (Frontier Project) Update. The work is also intended to lay the foundation for the FCM to further study, assess and monitor the effects of regional development on FCM culture. Please see Section 8 for suggested mitigation actions to address current and anticipated effects on culture. Yours sincerely, <Original signed by> Ann Garibaldi, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Ethnobotanist/Ethnoecologist, Principal Integral Ecology Group Ltd. Email:<email address removed> <contact information removed> Phone: Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank the Fort Chipewyan Métis (FCM) Local 125 focus group participants who so generously shared their time and expertise throughout the development of this study. The FCM focus group is composed of FCM members who willingly met to discuss the project and provide their insights that have informed the cultural impacts and drivers being assessed in the study. We greatly appreciate the traditional knowledge and observations that they shared. We hope this study supports the cultural aspirations of FCM community members now and into the future. Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment Page i LIMITATIONS AND TERMS OF USE This report for the Fort Chipewyan Métis (FCM) Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) is intended to inform the Provincial reviewers and Federal regulators of project-specific and cumulative impacts on, and concerns of, FCM for Teck Resources Limited’s (Teck) Frontier Mine Project (Frontier Project) Update. It is expected that this report will be submitted in its entirety to provide Provincial and Federal regulators with a summary of the Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) initial findings. The FCM CIA is a companion study to the FCM Land Use & Ecological Knowledge Study completed by Woven Paths Consulting Ltd. on behalf of FCM. Together these studies address the linked expressions of culture and the land, and they seek to assess the potential Project-specific and cumulative effects on culture and traditional land use. The traditional knowledge and cultural information herein remains the intellectual property of FCM and its members. Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 Cultural Impact Assessment Page ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the 1960s, the ongoing and cumulative uptake of land for oil sands projects and related industrial expansion has had a rapid and profound impact on the traditional lands and potentially cultures of First Nations and Métis people in northeastern Alberta (Behr et al. 2014, FMIRC 2010). It is only recently that projects undergoing regulatory review have been required to consider impacts to cultures along with impacts to biophysical parameters. Nonetheless, Aboriginal people have long been concerned about the profound cultural shifts that are occurring as a result of changes to their lands and the land-based resources on which they have traditionally relied, although to date no government body has called for monitoring of such changes. Large-scale land disturbance may have led to significant changes to the quality, availability, and access to traditional resources, as well as to elements of Aboriginal cultures, such as knowledge transmission, languages, and expression of shared values. Few studies comprehensively address shifts in culture and their meanings as a result of large-scale land disturbances using rigorous and defensible methods. Further, no monitoring programs exist in the region to assess changes in culture through time. To understand the nature and extent of changes to culture brought on as a result of industrial development, further examination of the complex cultural meanings and values that the land holds for local Aboriginal people is needed. The goals of this study were to: 1. Identify key aspects of FCM lifestyle that are valued in FCM culture and develop indicators for cultural assessment; 2.