First Nations Mining Protocols & Agreements: Materials

To gain access to the documents contact:

Joanna Prince, email: [email protected]

•  How to gain access to these documents
   
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These documents are not for public use, but for First Nations as a resource to assist with understanding protocols and resource agreements regarding mineral exploration.

How to gain access to these documents

1. Contact Joanna Prince by email: [email protected]

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Materials you will find in the shared documents: 

1. Introduction

2. Mining Protocol developed by Bull, Housser and Tupper LLP

3. Agreements drafted by Bull, Housser and Tupper LLP
a. Memorandum of Understanding
b. Engagement Agreement
c. Traditional Knowledge Protocol
d. Socio-Economic Participation Agreement

4. Related Presentations by Bull, Housser and Tupper LLP
a. First Nations Self-Government: A Platform for Developing Mining Policies and Regulations (Robin Longe: May 31, 2011)
b. Designing Effective Provisions for Royalties, Revenue Sharing and Equity Provisions (Merle Alexander: April 20, 2011)
c. Impact Benefit Agreement Negotiations: Equitable and Legal Certainty for Aboriginal Peoples? (Merle Alexander: April 13, 2011)
d. Negotiation with First Nations (Billy Garton and Tamara R. Olding: May 30, 2011)

5. Examples of First Nation Mining Policies
a. Taku River Tlingit First Nation – Mining Policy
b. Teslin Tlingit Council – Mining Policy
c. Cree Nation Government – Mining Policy
d. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. – Policy Concerning Uranium Mining in Nunavut
e. Wahnapitae First Nation – Resource Development Policy
f. Tahltan Central Council – Resource Development Policy
g. Ta’an Kwach’an Council – Lands and Resources Act (First Reading)
h. Champagne and Aishihik First Nations – Best Practices Code for Mineral Interests on Non-Settlement Land
i. Goldfields Land and Sea Council – Mining Policy (Australia)

6. Resource Revenue Agreements
a. Agreement between B.C. and the Mcleod Lake Indian Band regarding the Mt. Miligan Mine Project
b. Agreement between B.C. and the SSN regarding the New Afton Mine Project

7. General Guides and Toolkits
a. IBA Community Toolkit
b. Aboriginal Mining Guide
c. Dena Kayeh Institute Mining Policy Template
d. AME BC Aboriginal Engagement Toolkit (weblink: content not available on CD)

8. Academic Publications
a. Prno, Bradshaw & Lapierre, Impact and Benefit Agreements: Are they Working? Paper presented at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 11, 2010.
b. Fidler & Hitch, Impact and benefit agreements: A contentious issue for environmental and aboriginal justice (2007), Environments Journal, 35(2): 45-69.
c. North-South Institute, Dealing Full Force: Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation’s Experience Negotiating with Mining Companies (2006).
d. Sosa & Keenan, Impact Benefit Agreements between Aboriginal Communities and Mining Companies: their use in Canada (2001).
e. Wolfe, Socio-Economic Impact Agreements in Canada 1990-2001: Aboriginal Expectations Meet Conventional Legal, Financial, and Business Practices (2001).
f. Link to Other Publications via the IBA Research Network (weblink: content not available on CD)

9. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
a. The Declaration
b. Implementation of the Declaration

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Disclaimer
Agreements, protocols and other documents authored by Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP ("BHT") have been provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied on without seeking further legal advice.  They have been altered to remove any confidential information, which may give rise to certain inaccuracies.  The documents not authored by BHT are publicly available and BHT has not verified the accuracy or quality of their contents.