@article {24955,
	title = {Application for the approval of the Meadow Creek Project.  Volume 3, section G traditional land use assessment},
	year = {2001},
	note = {Land Use Study conducted internally by Petro-Canada},
	abstract = {This section of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Petro-Canada Oil and Gas Meadow Creek Project provides information on Traditional Land Use as required by the Meadow Creek Project Terms of Reference (AENV 2001). This TLU section is divided into five main sections: Scope of Assessment, Baseline Setting, Application Case Assessment, Cumulative Effects Case Assessment and Conclusions. The effect to traditional land users is evaluated through an understanding of how they have used and continue to use the resources of the area. The Meadow Creek Project is located within the traditional use area of several Aboriginal groups including: Fort McMurray No. 468 First Nation, Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, status and non-status First Nation members and M{\'e}tis people. Several Registered Fur Management Areas used by registered trappers also occur in the vicinity of the Meadow Creek Project development area.  The Regional Study Area for the Fort McMurray No. 468 First Nation Traditional Land Use Study is based on information collected for the Meadow Creek Project TLU study (FMFN and Golder 2001) as well as several previous studies (AXYS 2000a, 2000b and Desjarlais 1993). For the purposes of this study, the Regional Study Area for the FMFN TLU study encompasses the area generally regarded by community members as the traditional territory of the Band. This area largely overlaps with the RSA that was defined for the TLU study conducted in conjunction with Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation for the Meadow Creek Project. Again, the CPDFN Regional Study Area corresponds to the Band{\textquoteright}s traditional territory based on Elder{\textquoteright}s testimony. The Local Study Area for the TLU impact assessment is slightly larger than the Principal Development Area as it includes locations described by Elder{\textquoteright}s from the participating communities that are adjacent to it. It should be noted that community members were encouraged to focus on the area of PDA during the workshops and interviews. Specific Traditional Land Use activities and features potentially affected by the Meadow Creek Project were documented within the local study area. A detailed Traditional Land Use Study was prepared in conjunction with the FMFN as the basis for understanding Traditional Land Use by this community in the vicinity of the Meadow Creek Project. The document is currently under review by FMFN council. However, permission has been granted to release pertinent summary information for the purposes of the EIA submission. A summary of this information, which will be provided, as a stand-alone report will be submitted once the contents are finalized. In addition, a TLU study was conducted with CPDFN regarding their traditional land use within the Meadow Creek Project area. CPDFN is currently reviewing the document, but has agreed to release portions of this information for the purposes of the EIA submission. A summary of this information, which will be provided as a stand-alone report, will be submitted once the contents are finalized.},
	keywords = {traditional land use }
}
