Indigenous Peoples FPIC Protocols

The following conditions will be expected by us to be fulfilled by any commercial or industrial developer wishing to access land and resources in the territory: 1. Written notification to KI of plans to enter the territory at least 90 days prior to entry. Notification shall include details of entry and related activities, including timing, duration, nature and scale of activity, personnel involved means of access, etc. 2. Subsequent to notification but prior to entry, entry terms will be established through discussions between the developer and KI, and set out in an Access Agreement. The developer shall provide reasonable funding for the KI participation in the Access Agreement discussions. 3. Information relevant to the material impacts of the proposed activity on KI lands, resources, land use practices, or other interests will be expected to be provided to the KI on a timely basis. 4. Activities to be carried out during entry will need to comply with existing land use plans and policies of KI, as identified at the time of negotiating the Access Agreement. 5. Any surface disturbance will require prior approval by KI, and will require a site-specific heritage resource survey conducted under terms of reference approved by KI. 6. Any site-specific development will be subject to an inspection by a representative of KI at the expense of the developer under terms to be set out in the Access Agreement. 7. Depending upon the nature, scale and location of the proposed activities, the developer may be required to conduct an environmental and/or sociocultural impact assessment at its expense. Any such requirement will be identified in the Access Agreement.