Keepers of the Water

View Original

DOCUMENTATION: Keepers of the Athabasca summarizes its participation in the Frontier Oil Sands Mine hearing

At the Frontier Oil Sands Mine project, by Teck Resources Ltd. hearing, Keepers of the Athabasca Team participated in the following ways:

March-July 2017: Keepers of the Athabasca conducted a series of interviews with Traditional Knowledge Holders from Fort McMurray First Nation, Fort McMurray Métis Nation, Mikisew Cree Nation, and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.
» Download interview compilation (440KB PDF)


September 25-28, 2018 · Fort McMurray: ED Jule Asterisk attended Teck's presentation and had opportunity to cross-examine their staff and experts. Hearing transcripts of Jule's cross-examination of Teck are available here:
» September 25, 2018 transcript
» September 27, 2018 transcript
» September 28, 2018 transcript


October 4, 2018 · Fort McMurray: Keepers' presentation to the JRP, including Dr. John O'Connor, Dr. Gerda Kits, Regan Boychuk, Paul Belanger, and Jule Asterisk.
» Hearing transcript for the Keepers' presentation
» Keepers presentation to the JRP


October 2018 · Fort Chipewyan: Co-chair Jean L'Hommecourt attended faithfully each day that the hearing ran in Fort Chipewyan, and reported back to Keepers' Board and Experts on the goings on at this part of the hearing.


December 12, 2018: Co-chair Jean L’Hommecourt, Board member Roxanne Blood, and interim ED Jule Asterisk gave our final statement to the Joint Review Panel in Calgary. Our final argument was finished and rehearsed with supporters the night before our presentation in Calgary and can be viewed here:
» Final statement to the JRP
» December 12 presentation transcript, including speeches by Jean and Roxanne