Environmental Support for Indigenous Communities

INDEPENDENT DOCUMENT REVIEW WITH COMMUNITY VALUES IN MIND

Develop a strategy and schedule for consultation and engagement with proponents

Improving communication and project understanding can help bring clarity between Indigenous communities and project proponents. We assist communities in analyzing and summarizing scientific and technical documents for general audience understanding.

We are prepared to conduct technical reviews for environmental permit applications, studies and documents with a focus on areas of community concern, including potential impacts to water, air, soil, fisheries, hunting and trap lines, and gathering sites or areas of cultural significance.

Zhashagi

A “Wing” of Blue Heron Environmental

Zhashagi, the Ojibway word for “Blue Heron”, is a wing of Blue Heron Environmental that focuses specifically on providing assistance to Indigenous peoples, with respect to:

    • Environmental training and mentorship for individuals and/or committees;
    • Reviews of Environmental Assessments, permit applications, and environmental management plans for resource based development projects;
    • On-site support for environmental monitoring;
    • Helping to bridge the gap between Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and western science.

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Service Request

Reviews Assist Communities in Understanding Potential Environmental Effects of Resource Development Projects

Our Review Services:

    • Consider land use, traditional activities and areas of cultural and sacred significance
    • Ensure environmental concerns related to potential impacts to traditional lands are understood by members of the community
    • Develop a strategy and schedule for consultation and engagement with proponents
    • Provide a summary report of technical documents, and present findings to Chief and Council, and the community