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Tahltan Nation: Partnerships in Energy

Tahltan Nation: Partnerships in Energy. Overview. Overview of the Tahltan Nation Overview of Projects in Tahltan Territory Successful Partnerships Tahltan Approach to Development Projects Tahltan Partnership with Alta Gas. About the Tahltan Nation.

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Tahltan Nation: Partnerships in Energy

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  1. Tahltan Nation: Partnerships in Energy

  2. Overview • Overview of the Tahltan Nation • Overview of Projects in Tahltan Territory • Successful Partnerships • Tahltan Approach to Development Projects • Tahltan Partnership with Alta Gas

  3. About the Tahltan Nation • Located in northwestern British Columbia • 96,000 sq miles (more than 11% of the province) • Two bands: Tahltan Band and Iskut Band • Three communities: Dease Lake, Telegraph Creek, Iskut

  4. Tahltan Territory

  5. Proposed projects • $2b in active project construction alone • Total proposed value of over $14 billion • Same as GDP of Belize • Protect heritage, culture, future • Turnagain Nickel • Kutcho Creek • Red Chris • Schaft Creek • Galore Creek • Arctos • Atrium Coal • KSM • Forrest Kerr • Telegraph Creek

  6. Tahltan Territory Northwest Transmission Line • 287 kV power line • Terrace - Bob Quinn Lake (335 kms) • 70 km in the Tahltan Nation territory • New substation at Bob Quinn Lake • Estimated cost: $404 million • Maximum 58m right-of-way clearing with an access road for construction and maintenance • Can support two large industrial projects

  7. Decision Making

  8. Energy Planning Government to Government Framework Agreement (G2G) Overview

  9. A Balanced Approach to Projects • Explore projects that are socially responsible • Form mutually beneficial and respectful partnerships • Benefit through financial compensation, contracts, jobs and training • Minimize any potential impacts • Protect Tahltan culture and way of life

  10. Informed Decision Making • A comprehensive and integrated marketing communication campaign was developed: • Member contact and genealogy database • Branded information material • Overarching and targeted key messaging • Communications team for targeted member outreach • Advertising and promotional material • Online and social media • Two-way communication with members • Excellent PR Firm!

  11. Communication Methods: • A variety of tools and tactics were used to reach members across geographic regions: • Toll free number – 1-855-TAHLTAN • New section on website • Members contact – in person, by phone and email • Collateral – fact sheets, agreements overview, FAQs • Direct mail – information packages sent to members by email and postal mail

  12. THREAT • Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team - THREAT • Technical team of Tahltan members • Expertise in culture and heritage, wildlife, fisheries, water, project design and operations, access, economics and mineralogy • Ensure Tahltan knowledge is considered in the environmental assessment of projects • Protects Tahltan rights & interests

  13. AltaGasPartnership • From the start approached this as a partnership (they will be on Tahltan land for the next sixty years at least) • Tahltan leads consultation process • AltaGas supported a comprehensive community consultation process • Supported a community ratification process • Built structures for Tahltan to participate in equity and other revenue streams to make it a true partnership • ResultRatified with large community support

  14. “We wish to make it very clearthat Tahltan people and the Tahltan Tribal council are not inherently opposedto any specific type of business or resource development within our country. However, we do feel strongly that any developmentwithin our tribal territory must adhere to some basic principles that the Tahltan Tribal Council has developed.”

  15. Protecting Sacred Headwaters

  16. Lessons Learned: • Be United – As Bands and Tribal Council in Our Approach to companies & Gov’t on our land • Slow down…Need to be strategic, not rushed in our decision making processes – These timelines are being forced by govt & industry • Government has to accommodate us for impact to our lands…not just industry…Revenue sharing, shared decision making, planning

  17. Lessons Learned: • Take control of our negotiating process with government and industry • Include our traditional knowledge in environmental processes – don’t just rely on their data, environmental protections • “No Go” Zones • Form basic principles/standards that we can live with – we decided what we wanted in an IBA

  18. Our voice. Our choice. We decide. Thank you!

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