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LACE - Labour Mobility and Community Participation in the Extractive Industry - Yukon Gerti Eilmsteiner-Saxinger, University of Vienna Chris Southcott, Lakehead University Susanna Gartler, University of Vienna Valoree Walker, Yukon College/YRC Affiliated: Tara Cater, Carleton University ReSDA Workshop, Happy Valley Goose Bay, October 4, 2014 Presented by Peter Schweitzer, Ph.D. Supervisor University of Vienna

Canadian – Austrian Project • FUNDING • SSHRC – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council • Yukon Government – Department for Economic Development • University of Vienna Research Program ReSDA – Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic • PARTNERS • Yukon College • Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario • University of Vienna, Austria LACE - Labour Mobility and Community Participation in the Extractive Industry - Yukon

Project aims and research interests • Product: Mobility Companion Guide (MCG) • How do people cope with rotational shift work, camp life and off-duty time? • How does working in the mining sector on rotational shifts impact traditional activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping, etc.? • What are the motivations and objections of Fly-in/Fly-out workers from other provinces to move to the Yukon on a permanent basis? • Optional product: Youth Multi-Media Video project

Project Structure and Funding • Location: Mayo (Na-Cho Nyak Dun FN) // Ross River (Kaska Dena FN) • Start: 2014 June • End: May 2017 • Optional YMM 2015 or 2016 • Method/discipline: Anthropology long-term field research • Funding: SSHRC, Yukon Government – Department for Economic Development, University of Vienna, Additional Funding to be raised

Community involvement & attitude of companies • Local community researcher in Mayo  Mining liaison person of the NND people  joint activities: interviews, analysis, co-authorship • Presentations and workshops • Access to mining sites possible, but permits take very long and are unpredictable • Taking part in research is good PR activity for companies LACE - Labour Mobility and Community Participation in the Extractive Industry - Yukon

Communities see the following benefits • Employment in mining – a sustainable path for the community? • Gaining knowledge of contemporary examples of community involvement in the mining industry  benefits and negative impacts • MCG as a support tool for young people and early career mining workers and their families LACE - Labour Mobility and Community Participation in the Extractive Industry - Yukon