Thelma Benham, furnace by kitchen Sept./57 [A nurse feeds a log into a furnace at the Aklavik hospital.]
This item consists of part one of a four-part consultation meeting (Phase 2) held on October 15, 2001 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED) and the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 90 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0025B, 0026A, and 0026B. The meeting focuses on the Species at Risk Legislation, naming animals currently on the SAR list and going through the proposed SAR Legislation and taking feedback. Topics include: what it applies to, purpose and guiding principles, definitions, purpose and composition of the SAR Committee, what species status assessment is based on, process for approval, automatic prohibitions, managment plans, recovery teams and strategies, reassessment timeline, emergency listings by Minister, protecting critical habitat, penalties and fines or intentional or unintentional harm, and increased wildlife officer capacity. Questions and comments are offered by the HTC members.
This item consists of part two of a four-part consultation meeting (Phase 2) held October 15, 2001 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED) and the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 90 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0025A, 0026A, and 0026B. The recording covers the end of the Species At Risk Act presentation, including penalties and fines for intentional or unintentional harm, monitoring compliance, and stewardship on private land. It also covers part of the presentation and discussion on the Wildlife Act, including out of territory Indigenous hunters, licencing, residency requirements, hunter training, outfitting and use of guides, and guide training and certification. Questions and comments are offered by the HTC members.
This item consists of part three of a four-part consultation meeting (Phase 2) held October 15, 2001 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED) and the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 90 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0025A, 0025B, and 0026B. The recording covers discussion of elements of the Wildlife Act, including licencing, buddy hunting, number of tags issued, mandatory reporting, hunting moose, wolf, and wolverine, issuing tags to non-resident hunters, trapping, harvesting methods, big game baiting, traditional harvesting methods, wildlife harassment, harassment by aircraft, waiting time between fly in and hunt, minors hunting, and no hunting corridors beside highways. Questions and comments are offered by the HTC members.
This item consists of part four of a four-part consultation meeting (Phase 2) held October 15, 2001 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED) and the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 90 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0025A, 0025B, and 0026A. The recording covers discussion of elements of the Wildlife Act, including wastage, commercial operations, feeding game meat to domestic animals, exporting meat and export permits, possession and export of live wildlife, and compliance/enforcement. Questions and comments are offered by the HTC members. The recording concludes with a discussion of gathering feedback from public forums versus one-on-one and payment of honoraria.
This item consists of part one of an eight-part consultation meeting held on February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001B, 0002A, 0002B, 0003A, 0003B, 0004A, and 0004B. The presenters introduce the proposed legislation, why it is being developed, the development and approval process, scope of the Wildlife Act, and enforcement and penalties. There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
This item consists of part two of an eight-part consultation meeting held on February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001A, 0002A, 0002B, 0003A, 0003B, 0004A, and 0004B. The recording continues with presentation and discussion of the Wildlife Act, including tags, harvest reporting, licences, and hunting on private and crown land. There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
This item consists of part three of an eight-part consultation meeting held on February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001A, 0001B, 0002B, 0003A, 0003B, 0004A, and 0004B.The recording continues with presentation and discussion of the new Wildlife Act, including no shooting corridors beside roads, use of vehicles when hunting, wildlife harassment, and baiting. There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
This item consists of part four of an eight-part consultation meeting held on February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001A, 0001B, 0002A, 0003A, 0003B, 0004A, and 0004B. The recording continues with presentation and discussion of the new Wildlife Act, including baiting, wildlife harassment, and licencing (residency requirements, Indigenous people from other jurisdictions). There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
This item consists of part five of an eight-part consultation meeting held February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001A, 0001B, 0002A, 0002B, 0003B, 0004A, and 0004B. The recording continues with presentation and discussion of the new Wildlife Act, including minor's permits, trapping, outfitting (big game and tourism), buddy hunting, possession of live wildlife, and importing and exporting live wildlife. There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
This item consists of part six of an eight-part consultation meeting held February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001A, 0001B, 0002A, 0002B, 0003A, 0004A, and 0004B.The recording continues with presentation and discussion of the new Wildlife Act, including commercial wildlife products and meat inspection, use of hunting license as export permit, gifting meat, meat wastage, feeding edible meat to domestic animals, wastage due to spoiling, and responsibility for defensive kills. There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
This item consists of part seven of an eight-part consultation meeting held February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001A, 0001B, 0002A, 0002B, 0003A, 0003B, and 0004B. The recording continues with presentation and discussion of the new Wildlife Act, including defensive kills (compensation, government responsibilty), penalties (maximum fine, jail time, licence suspension), poaching, and time limits allowed before a charge must be issued. There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
This item consists of part eight of an eight-part consultation meeting held February 15, 2000 between staff from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and members of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) and Renewable Resource Council (RRC) on proposed new wildlife legislation. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items 0001A, 0001B, 0002A, 0002B, 0003A, 0003B, and 0004A. The recording continues with presentation and discussion of the new Wildlife Act, including fish wastage. Next, the Species at Risk Act is presented and discussed, including purpose of the proposed legislation, how would it work, creating lists of species at risk, protection and recovery, which species to cover, composition of committee, sources of knowledge, how to decide need/use of management tools, creating a list of criteria, applying management principles, procedure for recovery plan approval, decision making, consultation, plan implementation, stewardship on private lands, how to encourage stewardship, and offenses (intentional and unintentional harm). The recording concludes with mentions of upcoming public meetings, the production of a discussion paper, drafting of a promised MOU with the Minister, and the desireability of having an RWED representative at meetings. There are questions and comments from the members of the HTC and RRC.
[Aklavik, Indian Brotherhood Field Workshop, airplane, views of community]
This file contains correspondence concerning community transfer initiatives and Gwich'in Tribal Council funding issues.
This file contains interview responses by question, for interviews conducted by John Newton in Aklavik. Questions include:
13: When you want to talk about important issues to whom do you speak?
14: Is Aklavik a good place to live? What's good about it? What's not so good?
15: Have you noticed any change in the weather since you were a boy/girl?
15a: Have you noticed any shift in [wind] direction since you were a boy/girl?
16: Have you done anything different because of these weather changes?
17: Have you noticed any change in animal or bird migration since you were a boy/girl?
18: Have you done anything different as a result fo these changes in migration patterns?
19: What are the main issues that concern people in Aklavik?
20: Which of these issues are of greatest concern to you?
This file contains interview responses by question, for interviews conducted by John Newton in Aklavik. Questions include:
21: Does Aklavik have flooding?
22: How do you rank flooding as a concern in Aklavik?
23: From your experience please describe a flood in Aklavik for me. What causes it to happen?
24: In the years you have lived in Aklavik how many times have water and ice entered the community? Estimate approximate years.
27: Do you think there will be flooding in Aklavik again in your lifetime? If yes, when?
28: I've come across many different views on the frequency of flooding in Aklavik […] Which of these views do you believe?
29: Are there any signs of knowing when a flood will come again?
31: Do you and your family do anything to prepare for break-up?
32: If a warning is given that a flood is coming this year, would you do anything different to prepare? What would you do differently?
This file contains interview responses by question, for interviews conducted by John Newton in Aklavik. Questions include:
33: Is there anything either the government or the community can do to prevent water and ice from entering the community?
34: When a flood comes what is the first emotion you feel?
35: In the past when a flood came to Aklavik what did you do?
38: If by some misfortune Aklavik is affected by a flood in what way do you think you would be affected? How much damage would you expect to your house?
41: Tell me what you do when a flood is over?
42: Who helps you after a flood has passed?
43: If there is another flood, would you do anything different than you did last time?
48: Can you think of anything else to tell me about flooding in Aklavik?
This file contains transcripts for John Newton's interviews of Aklavik community members regarding floods.
This file contains transcripts for John Newton's interviews of Aklavik community members regarding floods.
This file contains transcripts for John Newton's interviews of Aklavik community members regarding floods.
This file contains transcripts for John Newton's interviews of Aklavik community members regarding floods.
The file consists of records relating to the Aklavik local, including affiliation applications for 1984-1986, membership lists, 1984 and 1986 Certificate of Affiliation, and Constitution and Bylaws.