Title | Traditional land use study for Lakeland Pipeline Project |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 1997 |
Authors | AEC Pipelines Ltd. |
Publication Language | en |
Keywords | traditional land use |
Abstract | This objective of this traditional land use study was to provide information on the Fort McKay community in order to facilitate understanding of traditional land uses, to provide traditional land use information on a regional and site specific basis, and to provide traditional land use information to the oil and gas industry planning to develop in the region. This traditional land use study is brief. It gives a history of the Fort McKay Community, which includes two seasonal round maps—one pre-1960 and one post-1960. The traditional land use portion of the report provides a very brief overview of regional land use, including significant sites, fur-bearing animals, big game, fish, birds, plants, place names, and traplines; of what uses the community made of resources, such as traplines, animals, and plants, in the region; and of the consumption of traditional resources, such as animals, fish, birds, and plants, in the region. A section on the site-specific traditional land use follows. It too briefly discusses pre-project significant sites, fur-bearing animals, big game, fish, birds, berries, trees and plants, place names, and traplines in the project area, but does not discuss what the potential impact on these resources will be. The report concludes by noting that construction of the pipeline will be more disruptive than its operation. It also notes that "There should be concern for traditionally used flora along the cleared pipeline right-of-way, the effects of construction and operation of the pipeline on fish and wildlife habitat and the prevention of access for outsiders to access trapline areas." The authors of the report recommend that ongoing field reconnaissance and ground truthing be conducted with members of the community, and that consultations with community members be ongoing. |
Notes | First Nation consulting firm commissioned by AEC Pipelines Ltd |
Topics | Traditional land use study |
Locational Keywords | Fort McKay |
Group | CEMA |
Citation Key | 24857 |