Kwusen at the Impact Benefit Agreement Workshop in Wendake, Quebec

On February 15th and 16th, 2017 Towagh and Dave Nordquist from Adams Lake Indian Band co-presented at the Workshop on Impact Benefit Agreements (IBA) and IBA’s monitoring tools, hosted by First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute (FNQLSDI) in Wendake, Quebec. Towagh and Dave presented on the Community KnowledgeKeeper and its applications as a traditional land use data management and consultation management tool. Having access to a desktop review process of the potential impacts on traditional land use from industrial development provides Indigenous communities with the foundation to engage in more meaningful and efficient negotiations of IBAs.