Short Course 1: 
Aboriginal Engagement and Mineral Exploration – Managing your Prospects

Date: Friday, January 15, 2010
Location: Oak Room 2
Presented by: Jamila Abassi, Kristy Emery & Laureen Whyte (AME BC)

The mineral exploration community is diverse; from prospectors to exploration firms, but what they have in common is the need to access the land. In British Columbia this means working on Aboriginal traditional territory. The reality is clear: the mineral exploration industry and BC’s First Nation must work together if long-term, shared success is to be fully realized.
 
AME BC developed an Aboriginal Engagement Toolkit to help guide explorers in building productive working relationships with BC First Nations. In it are templates and samples of agreements and required materials, as well as context to the current political, social and cultural environments in which you may be working. Ultimately, the toolkit has been designed to help facilitate dialogue based on mutual respect, and a commitment to honest and transparent communication.
 
This course is based on the basic components of the toolkit, recognizing that different levels of engagement are required at different times in the exploration process. The toolkit, and this course, provides a project-by-project, step-by-step approach to engaging with First Nations. As an industry, we know that each project is unique, and each community, Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal, has different expectations for communication and engagement. We will discuss the various steps and provide recent examples of how mineral exploration and First Nations can navigate the relationship building required to achieve long-term, shared success.

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