Overview
Overview
The Lands and Resources Department of Apitipi Anicinapek Nation (AAN) is dedicated to the preservation and protection of our traditional territory. Our primary focus is ensuring the health of the land, exercising Apitipi Anicinapek’s inherent and treaty rights, and fostering a deep and enduring connection with the land for current and future generations.
Mandate
The mandate of the Lands and Resources Department is to uphold and advocate for Apitipi’s inherent treaty rights. The department plays a vital role in facilitating connections between industry proponents and the Apitipi community, ensuring that these connections are respectful and protective of our land and heritage. Our work supports sustainable resource management and the protection of our environment.
Mandate
The inherent treaty rights of AAN and its members need to be represented. Lands and Resources helps to develop a connection between industry proponents and AAN membership, ensuring AAN’s rights and land are respected and protected.
Lands and Resources Team
Maurice J. Kistabish, MA, Director
Lands and Resources Director
and Staff
Nigel Babin, IBA Coordinator, McEwen
Sharon Plourde, IBA Coordinator Detour
Charles Miller, IBA Coordinator, Macassa
Paul McKenzie, Mineral Development Officer
Aaron Brown, Forestry & Land Use Coordinator
Kaidryn Sutherland, Environmental Resource Coordinator
Andrew Babar, Tamarack Environment Consulting
Lands and Resources Committee
Pauline Nadon, Maurice Parent. Terms of reference coming soon.
Mining
- Agnico Eagle – Upper Beaver Gold Project
- Kirkland Lake Gold (Macassa, Holt, Holloway and Taylor Mines)
- Detour Gold – Kirkland Lake Gold – West Detour Project
- McEwen Mining – Black Fox Complex
- Newmont: Porcupine Mines
- Pan American Silver: Bell Creek Mine
- Gatling Resources
- High Gold
- Moneta Porcupine
- Orefinders Resources Inc.
- Victoria Gold Mines (Golden Arrow Project)
Exploration
Exploration Companies in Traditional Territory
We are actively searching for and monitoring the exploration activity in Wahgoshig Territory with a number of companies identified for potential exploration agreements. It is our practice and mandate to pursue exploration opportunities with companies operating in our territory with a number already identified for 2022.
Fish and Wildlife
Fish Habitat Protection and environmental monitoring, within fisheries compliance monitoring for resource development projects in AAN traditional territory.
Land Use
Wahgoshig is starting to prepare a land use plan for the reserve. The land use plan will set out a long-term vision for land uses and infrastructure (houses, commercial areas, roads, utilities, cultural spaces, etc.) that will support future community growth. The planning process will involve discussions about what other lands should be added to the reserve to benefit our members. A planning team including a AAN Planning Coordinator, AAN Lands Advisory Committee and consulting team is being retained to lead this process. Funding and training is being provided through the National Aboriginal Land Managers Association (NALMA).
Land Use Plan is underway now.
Engagement Law
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(Engagement and Consent Law)
In early 2021, AAN working with internal and external advisors embarked on revising and updating the previous Consultation and Accommodation Policy and created an Engagement and Consent Law. Once endorsed by Council and the community, this Law will provide direction to industry and other governments about how AAN must be engaged on projects and activities that impact AAN inherent and Treaty rights. A complementary toolkit that will be used internally by AAN staff will support implementation of this Law.
Forestry
Romeo Malette, Timiskaming Forest Alliance Inc. and Abitibi River Forest Management Inc.
Forestry:
Lands and Resources will continue to participate in, plan and obtain benefits from contracts, sub-contracting, and more timber allotments for Wahgoshig Resources Inc. (WRI) and Black Diamond Forestry (BDF).