The intent of this section of the Firebag Project Environmental Impact Assessment Impact Assessmentation addressing the relationship of development and closure of the Firebag Project to Traditional Land Use (TLU) resources and practices within the development area. These include identification of Aboriginal traditional land uses in the Local Study Area (LSA), Lease area, and Regional Study Area (RSA), including fishing, hunting, trapping, traditional plant harvesting, cultural use and outdoor recreation. The LSA includes those traplines that are directly affected by, or adjacent to, the development. The concept of RSA is more general than considered elsewhere in this EIA because Aboriginal people think in terms of their traditional lands and these vary from community to community. The purpose of conducting the traditional knowledge and land use component for the Firebag Project EIA was to provide results of consultation with Aboriginal stakeholders to determine the extent of TLU of the LSA; to document any stakeholder concerns with respect to the development of the Firebag Project based on the historical significance of the Study Area or its current use by traditional land users; and to identify the existing and historic traditional land uses and determine the impact of the Firebag Project on these uses to identify mitigation strategies. The information gathered would also be useful in understanding the cumulative impacts that will be experienced by the communities of Fort McKay, Fort Chipewyan and all other aboriginal users of the area through oil sands development and other industrial development in the region. Aboriginal communities in the oil sands region have voiced concerns for the disappearance of their traditional way of life with increasing levels of development in the region and an increasing non-aboriginal population. The communities most directly affected by these socio-economic and environmental changes are Fort McKay, the aboriginal members of the Fort McMurray community, Fort Chipewyan to the north, and the aboriginal members of the communities in the Anzac, Janvier and Conklin areas. The history and character of these communities are discussed in Appendix XV of this EIA. Historical information on TLU derived from a review of existing information available for the region and the reflections of area trappers has been summarized in Appendix XV. The TLU impact assessment provided in this section of the EIA focuses on information collected during interviews with directly affected trapline owners and regional traditional land users conducted as part of the Firebag In-Situ Oil Sands Project. Interviews with directly affected traditional land users, as well as regional traditional land users were conducted. These interviews provided information on specific land uses and resources that were of concern to those traditional land users that will most directly be affected by development of these facilities. Although the names of those interviewed are not reported here in an effort to protect their culture and family heritage, the information they provided is invaluable in helping to understand the impacts the Firebag Project may have on their lifestyles. This in turn will help the development of potential mitigation activities. Interviews with traditional land users in the Firebag area focused on understanding their traditional activities, resources in the area and any concerns that they might have about the Firebag Project.