DID News Alert May 10, 2012. A new concern has been raised about Baffinland’s proposed 150-kilometre railway from the mine to Steensby Inlet. The railway will run along a chain of roughly 100 inuksuit that extends for over six kilometres near the mouth of Steensby Inlet.… Leer más
Program 1: May 7, 2012 ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Nipivut Nunatinnii: Zacharias Kunuk and Mark Airut introduce new radio network and announce future call-in shows. 120 mins. In Inuktitut.
It’s been over two years since the proposed Baffinland Mary River iron mine has been under review. The verdict from the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s final report comes out in September. Before the final decision by NIRB, there will be public hearings in July in Iqaluit, Igloolik and Pond Inlet.… Leer más
Read the updated Fact Sheet and Plain Language Summary of Digital Indigenous Democracy Overview as the project launches in May 2012. Read here or download attached PDF (see link at left).
Baffinland Witness is a collection of my impressions and experiences surrounding Canada’s largest-ever resource development proposal—Baffinland Iron Mines’ Mary River project—in the context of mining in general in Nunavut and Canada, both present and historic.… Leer más
As the July hearings approach, it is evident that Baffinland wants to hurry up the process, especially relating to the environmental effects assessment (EIS). Demands for more information by Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) regarding the environmental impact of the proposed mine have been met with some hostility on the part of Baffinland.… Leer más
In April, Premier Eva Aariak signed a memorandum with mining company Agnico-Eagle, who operate the Meadowbank gold mine near Baker Lake, to invest in mining-related curriculum for Nunavut high schools. Aariak has stated that since there are new job opportunities for Nunavummiut in the mining sector, schools should team up with companies to offer training.… Leer más
Interesting article from March 26th, 2012 on the termination of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program (ASEP). This program ran from 2004 to March of 2012. Over 25 different projects, many which were mining-related, had received funding from this program, which had an annual budget of over $100 million.… Leer más
Digital Indigenous Democracy and International Sami Film Centre collaborated on IsumaTV's live webcast of the Indigenous Film Conference from Kautokeino, Norway, October 26-30, 2011. Live webcasts now are archived at:
A channel of commentary or related documents posted by Dr. Frances Abele, Head, Carleton Centre for Community Innovation, at the School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Abele is one of the co-founders of Digital Indigenous Democracy, see www.isuma.tv/DID.
