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This website provides information and resources on FPIC as a tool of self-determination to assist communities in decision making. We have selected articles, tool kits, videos, voice messages, and community stories about FPIC and consultation.

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Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities in Northern Canada: Political Considerations
Manual

2008 - English - Practical

Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities…

National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)

Indigenous Governance | Informed Decision Making | Community Engagement | Consultation | Decision Making | Environmental Assessment | Environmental Impact | Land Use Planning | Self-Determination | Social & Cultural Impacts

Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities in Northern Canada: Political Considerations

This document reviews some of the dimensions that guide the decision-making processes of Aboriginal governments with respect to resource extraction development. Important decision-making processes such as Impact-Benefit Agreements (IBA), Environmental Assessments (EA), Socio-Economic Assessments, and Devolution are explained so as to support Indig…

Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and the Concept of Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Scientific Paper

2013 - English - Practical

Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and the Conce…

Frank Vanclay, Philippe Hanna

FPIC | Indigenous Governance | Informed Decision Making | Business Practices | Community Engagement | Consultation | Corporate Social Responsibility | Decision Making | Impact Benefit Agreement | Inherent Rights

Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and the Concept of Free, Prior and Informed Consent

This paper discusses various contemporary issues surrounding human rights, Indigenous peoples and their relationship with the extractive industries, focusing on the Brazilian context.

Proponent-Indigenous agreements and the implementation of the right to free, prior, and informed consent in Canada
Scientific Paper

2016 - English - Technical

Proponent-Indigenous agreements and the implem…

Martin Papillon, Thierry Rodon

FPIC | Indigenous Governance | Canadian Law | Consultation | Environmental Assessment | Impact Benefit Agreement | Self-Determination | UNDRIP

Proponent-Indigenous agreements and the implementation of the right to free, prior, and informed consent in Canada

Focusing on the Canadian context, this article discusses the roots and implications of a proponent-driven model for seeking Indigenous consent to natural resource extraction on their traditional lands. Building on two case studies, the paper argues that negotiated consent through IBAs offers a truncated version of FPIC from the perspective of the …

Annishinabek Minerals and Mining Community Engagement Sessions
Report

2011 - English - Practical

Annishinabek Minerals and Mining Community Eng…

Union of Ontario Indians

FPIC | Indigenous Governance | Rights and Legal Framework | Consultation | Impact Benefit Agreement | Inherent Rights | Land Access | Land Use Planning | Social & Cultural Impacts

Annishinabek Minerals and Mining Community Engagement Sessions

The Anishiabek Nation supports and expresses concerns with recent changes to the Ontario Mining Act. Changes did not go for enough in recognizing Indigenous rights to land; free, prior, and informed consent; funding to build capacity; and protection of cultural sites. These engagement sessions allowed voices of Anishinabek to be heard by the Gover…

Below the Surface: Anishinabek Mining Strategy
Manual

2009 - English - Practical

Below the Surface: Anishinabek Mining Strategy

Union of Ontario Indians

Consultation | Indigenous Governance | Community Engagement | Consultation | Decision Making | Impact Benefit Agreement | Land Use Planning | Social & Cultural Impacts | Traditional Knowledge

Below the Surface: Anishinabek Mining Strategy

This document was produced by the Union of Ontario Indians, to describe the community engagement strategy they used to share information about the Ontario Mining Act with their communities and to gain feedback. From this consultation process, a number of key issues emerged including concern for the environment, capacity of Indigenous communities, …

Including Future Generations in Environmental Assessments and Impact Benefit Agreements: An Alternative Dispute Resolution Analysis
Scientific Paper

2013 - English - Technical

Including Future Generations in Environmental …

Rebecca Dyck

Consultation | Informed Decision Making | Community Engagement | Consultation | Decision Making | Environmental Assessment | Environmental Impact | Impact Benefit Agreement

Including Future Generations in Environmental Assessments and Impact Benefit Agreements: An Alternative Dispute Resolution Analysis

This thesis dissertation discusses the inclusion of the concerns of future generations in the negotiation processes of Impact-Benefit Agreements (IBAs) and Environmental Assessments (EA), as being important to Aboriginal participation in resource development projects. The author develops a series of criteria for alternative dispute resolution (ADR…

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