Item N-2001-016: CN-118A - Katie Datsedi Feb. 19 Time

• Sound recording

1 audio cassette (11 min.)

This item is an interview of Katie___, an employee of the Metis Association, recorded on February 19, 1983 in Yellowknife, by Susan Lavoie for the Datsedi radio program. The interview is in English. The original source item is side A of a 90 minute audio cassette. The interview centres around the Beaufort Sea Environmental Assessment Review Panel (EARP) and the review process. The interviewee explains that the EARP was set up by the federal Department of the Environment in 1981 and is responsible for reviewing proposals put forward by oil and gas companies regarding the production and transportation of oil and gas from the Beaufort Sea, particularly for impacts on the environment and people of the area. At the time of the interview, a seven volume Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) had been released by the oil and gas companies and was in the three month public review stage. The interviewee outlines the Metis Association’s position, which is shared by the Dene Nation, that the EIS is deficient in a number of areas and should be sent back to the companies for additional information. She indicates that the EARP will be meeting to determine whether they find the EIS acceptable and that public hearings can proceed in March or if hearings should be delayed pending the additional information from the companies. The Metis Association is hoping for the latter result. People who are interested can get involved at the public hearings or contact the interviewee for more information.