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Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, the Glossary

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The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, also known as the Berger Inquiry after its head Justice Thomas Berger, was commissioned by the Government of Canada on March 21, 1974, to investigate the social, environmental, and economic impact of a proposed gas pipeline that would run through the Yukon and the Mackenzie River Valley of the Northwest Territories.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Abe Okpik, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Capitalism, Dene, Ecosystem, Endangered species, First Nations in Canada, Government of Canada, Indigenous peoples in Canada, Inuit, Land claim, Mackenzie River, Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, Métis, Nature conservation, Non-renewable resource, Northwest Territories, Pipeline, Porcupine caribou, Thomas R. Berger, Threatened species, Yellowknife, Yukon.

  2. 1974 in Canada
  3. Canadian commissions and inquiries
  4. History of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
  5. History of the Northwest Territories
  6. History of the petroleum industry in Canada
  7. Inuit history

Abe Okpik

Abraham "Abe" Okpik, CM (12 January 1928 – 10 July 1997) was an Inuit community leader in Canada.

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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR, pronounced as “ANN-warr”) or Arctic Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States, on traditional Iñupiaq and Gwich'in lands.

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Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.

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Dene

The Dene people are an indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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First Nations in Canada

First Nations (Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry and First Nations in Canada are First Nations history.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.

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Indigenous peoples in Canada

Indigenous peoples in Canada (Peuples autochtones au Canada, also known as Aboriginals) are the Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada.

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Inuit

Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, ᐃᓄᒃ, dual: Inuuk, ᐃᓅᒃ; Iñupiaq: Iñuit 'the people'; Greenlandic: Inuit) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of North America, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon (traditionally), Alaska, and Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

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Land claim

A land claim is defined as "the pursuit of recognized territorial ownership by a group or individual".

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Mackenzie River

The Mackenzie River (French: Fleuve (de) Mackenzie; Slavey: Deh-Cho, literally big river; Inuvialuktun: Kuukpak, literally great river) is a river in the Canadian boreal forest. It forms, along with the Slave, Peace, and Finlay, the longest river system in Canada, and includes the second largest drainage basin of any North American river after the Mississippi.

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Mackenzie Valley Pipeline

The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, also called the Mackenzie River Pipeline, was a proposed project to transport natural gas from the Beaufort Sea through Canada's Northwest Territories to tie into gas pipelines in northern Alberta. Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry and Mackenzie Valley Pipeline are history of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

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Métis

The Métis are an Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces.

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Nature conservation

Nature conservation is the moral philosophy and conservation movement focused on protecting species from extinction, maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biological diversity.

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Non-renewable resource

A non-renewable resource (also called a finite resource) is a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Pipeline

A pipeline is a system of pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption.

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Porcupine caribou

The Porcupine caribou (Rangifer tarandus arcticus) is a herd or ecotype of barren-ground caribou, the subspecies of the reindeer or caribou found in Alaska, United States, and Yukon and the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Thomas R. Berger

Thomas Rodney Berger (March 23, 1933April 28, 2021) was a Canadian politician and jurist.

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Threatened species

A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future.

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Yellowknife

Yellowknife (Dogrib: Sǫǫ̀mbak’è) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Yukon

Yukon (formerly called the Yukon Territory and referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories.

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See also

1974 in Canada

Canadian commissions and inquiries

History of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region

History of the Northwest Territories

History of the petroleum industry in Canada

Inuit history

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Valley_Pipeline_Inquiry

Also known as Berger Inquiry.