{"id":716,"date":"2012-01-24T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kanata.qpirgmcgill.org\/?p=716"},"modified":"2012-01-24T13:08:26","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T18:08:26","slug":"plan-nord-perspectives-challenges-and-promises-for-northern-indigenous-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/qpirgmcgill.org\/kanata\/plan-nord-perspectives-challenges-and-promises-for-northern-indigenous-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"PLAN NORD: Perspectives, Challenges and Promises for Northern Indigenous Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>From our friends over at the ALA:<\/p>\n

The Aboriginal Law Students Association, Environmental Law McGill and the International Journal on Sustainable Development Law and Policy are pleased to welcome the public to attend a cross-disciplinary panel discussion bringing together indigenous leaders and community members, researchers, legal practitioners and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss some of the issues arising from the implementation of Plan Nord.<\/p>\n

Plan Nord, the Government of Quebec\u2019s ambitious development strategy covering some two thirds of the province\u2019s territory north of the 49th parallel, contemplates the development of the energy, mining, forestry, biofood and transportation sectors across the area. The sought-after land is inhabited by some 33,000 members of the Cree, Inuit, and Innu communities, most of which remain geographically isolated and have been historically marginalized. Advertised as a new model of sustainable development which will reconcile economic, environmental and social aspirations, Plan Nord promises to open an economic space for aboriginal participants and to build a partnership with Aboriginal communities based on respect of indigenous cultures and identities. Yet, many questions remain with regards to the measures which will be taken to flesh out the government\u2019s commitments and achieve its stated goals.<\/p>\n

Panelists will aim to provide an analysis of the issues affecting Northern indigenous communities with regards to consultation processes and the eventual implementation of the Government of Quebec\u2019s commitments and constitutional obligations towards Aboriginal communities. The potential impacts of large-scale development projects on indigenous cultures, governance and livelihoods, the promises and pitfalls of sustainable development as a framework for the implementation of Plan Nord and issues of participation in decision-making, governance and self-determination, will be addressed.<\/p>\n

PANELISTS:<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chief Ghislain Picard, Regional Chief of Quebec and Labrador, Assembly of First Nations<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Me John Paul Murdoch, attorney<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Ugo Lapointe, spokesperson for La Coalition Pour que le Qu\u00e9bec ait Meilleure Mine!<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Aur\u00e9lie Arnaud, Native Women of Quebec Inc.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Harry Tulugak, Makivik Corporation (to be confirmed)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Professor Colin Scott, Associate Professor, Faculty of Anthropology, McGill University<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Professor Jaye Ellis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and McGill School of Environment<\/p>\n

Presentation will be in French or in English<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday February 11, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Room 100, New Chancellor-Day Hall Building<\/strong><\/p>\n

Faculty of Law, McGill University; 3644 Peel Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

To register, please email Nelly Marcoux before February 6th, at nelly.marcoux@mail.mcgill.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

This event has been co-sponsored by the Hydro Quebec Fund for Sustainable Development Law and McGill’s Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.<\/p>\n

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