1. Negotiating Indigenous Sustainability Measures of protection in agreements with mining companies Meerim Kylychbekova & Logan Hennessy UNPFII Salekhard, July 2007

2. Labrador and Newfoundland Voiseys Bay Snap Lake Ekati

3. Voiseys Bay Voiseys Bay Nickel Company (VBNC) AND the Labrador Inuit Association AND the Innu Nation AND the government of Newfoundland AND the government of Canada 2002 http://www.cypressdevelopmentcorp.com/images/maps/voisbay.gif

4. Voiseys Bay Five Years of Negotiations Leveraged Land Claims Skills Development Center Business Development Committee Hiring Priorities Womens Education and Training Programs

5. Voiseys Bay Environmental Management Advisory Board 2 from regional government 2 from federal government 2 from Labrador Inuit Assoc. 2 from Innu Nation 1 independent chair http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/voiseys/mine_site.htm

6. Voiseys Bay Environmental Management Special Committee on Caribou Continuous Electronic Monitoring of Water and Air Alternative Nickel Processing Recycling

7. http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/summer02articles/summer02gifs/p20p1-lg.gif http://www.dfdickins.com/images/marine/marine-ArcticShip.jpg Voiseys Bay Shipping Agreement Voiseys Bay Nickel Co.

8. Preventive Measures Taku River Tlingit First Nation Mining Policy March 2007 Our Land is Our Future

9. TRTFN government decision processes TRTFNs standards and expectations for mining- related activities Procedures for seeking the consent and support of TRTFN Taku River Tlingit First Nation

10. Company must apply to the TRTFN TRTFN evaluates the proposal Requires environmental assessment Requires Impacts and Benefits Agreement Agreement with government Taku River Tlingit First Nation

11. Benefits for Government Stronger role of Involvement Clear guidelines for risk and responsibilities Subsidized community development Subsidized education and training Subsidized infrastructure improvements

12. Benefits for Companies Long-term company strategy Minimizing costs Good Industry Practice

13. Comprehensive Baseline Studies Capacity Building Further Support for Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Financial Transparency Climate Change New Directions for Agreements

14. Role of the UNFPII? Standards for Indigenous Sustainability in Contracts Public Access to Information – informed consent Need for future research

15. Developing a guide to Good Neighbor Agreements Translation into Russian Distribution in Far East communities Ongoing work with RAIPON

16. Preparing to Negotiate Top 10 Things to Avoid Benefit Sharing Environmental Monitoring Successful Good Neighbor Agreements Information Resources A Guide to Good Neighbor Agreements

17. Thank You Yana Dordina, Rodion Sulyandziga, Pavel Sulyandziga, Misha Jones, David Gordon, Sibyl Diver, Leah Zimmerman, Paul Robinson, Sarah Moore, Doug Norlen, Payal Sampat, Cairan OFaircheallaigh, Benjamin Bradshaw, David Chambers, Jaime Kneen, Keith Slack, Lauren Baker, Jerry Jack, Viviane Weitzner, David Szablowski, Robert Shimek Special thanks to RAIPON and the UNFPII for inviting us to attend