MEMA Database

The MEMA Information Database is a compilation of over 750 documents that relate to engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and formed the basis for the MEMA Reports I & II. The documents may be legislation and regulations, or it may be guidance and recommendations by governments, Arctic Council, academia, NGOs, industry and Indigenous People.

This database may be interrogated in many ways, such as by source (government, Arctic Council, Indigenous Peoples, industry, academia, NGO, or the UN), or by type of activity (oil and gas, marine management, shipping, tourism, preparedness/response, and scientific research) or by country. Each entry has a link to the document and has metadata containing a summary of the engagement in the document, whether it is law, agreement or guidance, who is being engaged, key words, and the stage of engagement, among other parameters.

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No.	Document Name	Year	Sector	Group	Contributor	Purpose of Document	Type of Document	Purpose	Download
661	Voice of the Arctic IÇñupiat Arctic Science Ministerial September 27, 2016 Statement by Sayers Tuzroyluk, President of Voice of the Arctic IÇñupiat	2016	Science Research	Indigenous Peoples	Voice of Arctic Inupiat	Evidence of Arctic change is undeniable ƒ?? everyone in the world wants to do something about it but we are asking you to understand it with us. We see the changes that are occurring every day: the permafrost is thawing, less sea ice and more coastal erosion. The Arctic is what we were born into, where we live and where we thrive. We desire to understand change as much as everyone, but first we approach the change through adaptation and resiliency. That said it is important to understand that we canƒ??t compromise our economy and subsistence in the process. Include us but donƒ??t treat us or our region as victims. The causes of climate change didnƒ??t start in the Arctic ƒ?? and shutting down our economy isnƒ??t going to reverse this change. Overall, VOAI supports the four themes of the Ministerial. Theme 1 ƒ?? Arctic Science Challenges and their Regional and Global Implications. We need to ensure that the IÇñupiat Voice is a participant in the engagement by forming meaningful partnerships. Again, letƒ??s not forget about the local perspective and how outcomes and policies may affect our communities. Theme 2 ƒ?? Strengthening and Integrating Arctic Observations and Data Sharing. Incorporation and sharing of local knowledge from local observers ƒ?? we have been observers of our environment for over ten thousand years and our knowledge of the environment has been passed down generationally. We need to be part of the process and included in pre-outcome and policy decisions. Theme 3 ƒ?? Applying Expanded Scientific Understanding of the Arctic to Build Regional Resilience and Shape Global Response. Resiliency is critical to our survival and always has been. As IÇñupiat, resiliency is part of our culture, however, we have expanded that beyond our culture and we continue to thrive. Resiliency means to strengthen our infrastructure by bringing us into the 21st Century. We have the same infrastructure needs in the Arctic that the rest of the country and the world has, in general, schools for our children, health clinics, clean water, clean energy sources and fast communication through fiber. On the North Slope we have addressed and built our current infrastructure: we continue to make investments in these areas. We have to for our own survival. We would like to see the Ministerial have meaningful outcomes in this area. Theme 4 ƒ?? Arctic Science as a Vehicle for STEM Education and Citizen Empowerment. Our local businesses and municipal government are very focused on introduction of STEMs programs into our classrooms. We have a very vibrant young population who are very capable. We have seen the passion of our youth and have heard their visions for the future. They want to become doctors and business people in their own village. We have to continue to provide them with the resources to realize their dreams! Using the Ministerial to enhance STEMs in our region would be a critical and welcome component of this body.			661_Science-Ministerial_2.pdf
662	MeÞtis Nation Of Alberta Policy Guidelines Regarding The Duty To Consult And Accommodate MÇ¸tis Aboriginal Rights and Interests in Alberta.	2009	General	Indigenous Peoples	MeÞtis Nation	Introduction: This Policy responds to the need to clarify the process for consulting with MÇ¸tis regarding Crown actions that could impact MÇ¸tis Aboriginal rights and interests in the Province of Alberta. It creates a framework by which industry can engage with Albertaƒ??s MÇ¸tis community in situations where the duty to consult and accommodate may be invoked. It seeks to provide certainty and confidence to the consultation and accommodation process: to ensure appropriate coordination within the MÇ¸tis Nation: and to align consultation processes with the regulatory regime and legal framework, such as they exist today.	Policy Guidelines		662_MNA+FINAL+CONSULTATION+POLICY.pdf
663	From Words to Action. The Stakeholder Engagement Manual, Volume 2.	2005		Government, International	AccountAbility, United Nations Environment Programme.		Manual		663_StakeholderEngagementManVol1207.pdf
664	Indigenous 2021. 'THE LAND, TRADITIONS AND FUTURE' ASSOCIATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE NORTH, SIBERIA AND FAR EAST OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATIONƒ? PROGRAMME 2017 (In Russian with Machine Translation)	2017	General	Indigenous Peoples - Russia	RAIPON	Main Themes: LAND. Grant unhindered access to land, ancestral Wednesday is covered, use of all the resources that are necessary to preserve adequate objects-aluminum fishing, sea fishing, hunting and collecting wild plants and handicrafts. TRADITION. Preservation and development of traditional ways of life, passing on to future generations the language and customs, as well as the skills of traditional nature use and Pro-myslov smallnumbered peoples of the North, Siberia and far east of the Russian Federation. FUTURE. Formation of effective youth policy, educational activities for the formation of young people from the small indigenous minorities of the COE-Vera, Siberia and the Russian Far East consciousness of patriotism, it's a-it people, as part of the multinational Russian Federation '. Sessions followed by Implementation Mechanisms 1. WHO WE ARE? 2. traditional ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES is the basis of the IDENTITY of INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 3. QUALITY of LIFE 4. education and NATIVE LANGUAGES 5. the culture of the peoples of the North, Siberia and the East of the Russian Federation 6. National SPORTS is the Foundation of HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 7. youth-the future of the RUSSIAN NORTH!			664_RAIPON indigenous 2021-Po Russkie.pdf
665	The lnupiat View--National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 105{c) Final Study Volume 1 (b), For the Secretary of the Interior By the lnupiat Community of the Arctic Slope Under Authority of Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act 1976 Public Law 94-258 U.S. Department of the Interior Anchorage, Alaska March 1979	1979	Resource Development	Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities	lnupiat Community of the Arctic Slope	Input to the Secretary from Inupiat for decsision support.	Government Report	TOC Introduction A. lnupiat Worldview B. Conceptual Land Use Orientation and Plan II. Land Tenure s A. Native .Allotments and Campsites B. The NPR-A Boundary-Where should it be located? C. Water Rights-How should they be allocated? D. National Interest Designations-Under what land use classifications, if any, should NPR-A lands be placed which are at variance with present authority? E. National Register of Historic Places-Should the National Register of Historic Places be used as a tool for land use planning and protection of cultural resources? III. Use of Natural Resources A. Fish and Wildlife-How should fish and wildlife resources be administered and their harvest managed? B. Non-Renewable Resources 1. Oil and Gas-How should their future development be guided and what role will the lnupiat play? 2. Sand and Gravel-For what purposes and under what guidelines should their extraction be permitted? 3. Coal, Oil Shale, Phosphates-What uses of these resources should be permitted on the Arctic Slope? 4. Hard Rock Minerals-What is the lnupiat position? 5. 'Recreational Value'-How should recreation activities in the Arctic region be managed?	665_The_Inupiat_View_NPRA_105C_Volume1b_lowres.pdf
666	The Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the North in Land and Natural Resources - Effective Use and Management, 2005, A. Maksimov, RAIPON. Machine Translated to English	2005	Resource Development	Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities	RAIPON				666_THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE NORTH IN LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ENG.docx
667	The role of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and other indigenous specific mechanisms (article 42), 25 - 27 January 2017 New York, by Anatolii Sleptcov, U.N. International Expert Group Meeting on the theme Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Social Policy and Development Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues	2017	General	Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities	RAIPON				667_AnatoliiSleptcov UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.pdf
668	The Voice of the Real People--North Slope Communities on NPR-A Social Science Plan, Report prepared by the Alaska Native Science Commission for the Bureau of Land Management September 2009	2009	Resource Development	Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities	Alaska Native Science Commission	Report with comments of North Slope Communities on NPR-A Social Science Plan. Report prepared by the Alaska Native Science Commission for the Bureau of Land Management	Report	TOC IÇñupiaq Worldview Importance of Subsistence to Individual, Family, and Community Well-being The Voice of the People Recommendations Potential Research Topics Recommendations for Government Agencies Recommendations for Researchers Recommendations for Communities NPR-A Communities Anaktuvuk Pass Atqasuk Barrow Nuiqsut Wainwright Brief Overview of Past Social Science Research on the North Slope Methodology Talking Circles Communications	668_ANSC_Social_Science_report.pfd
669	Transparent contractual relations ƒ?? a basis for building up interaction between indigenous peoples and consumers of the depths of the earth by Vladislav Peskov, President of the Association of Nenets People ƒ??Yasaveyƒ? Presentation at Round Table: ƒ??Mastering natural resources in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug - Indigenous peoples and oil extracting companies - Perspectives for interactionƒ? Naryan-Mar, 11 May 2002	2012	Resource Development	Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities	Association of Nenets People ƒ??Yasaveyƒ?	Many Recommendations including: We must work with all interested parties and work out our own opinion on all questions which concern the indigenous peoples. The guidelines for such a strategy should be the following: ƒ?½ solving problems dealing with land used for traditional nature utilization: ƒ?½ maintaining and developing traditional economic activities, starting with traditional modes of life, while keeping in mind economic factors for development: ƒ?½ the basis for the Movementƒ??s actions will be the acceptance of the program ƒ??The reindeer ƒ?? our life and futureƒ? at the IV Congress: ƒ?½ safeguarding and developing traditions and culture of the Nenets people: ƒ?½ close cooperation with government agencies to solve problems affecting indigenous peoples: ƒ?½ establishing transparent contractual relationships with oil companies. Transparent contractual relations Russia			669_Transparent contractual relations Russia.docx
670	World Bank Operational Manual OP 4.10 - Indigenous Peoples, 2005 revised 2013	2013	General	Industry	UN				670_World Bank 090224b0822f89d5.pdf