Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th September 2016: Negotiations and consultations between Indigenous Peoples, Government, and the Industry Sector
Place: Auditorium 2, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Monday 19th 2016
08:30: Bus to campus from Radisson BLU
08:30: Registration outside AUD-2
09:00-09:30: Opening Session: Setting the stage
Ms. Sonni Olsen, Dean, Faculty of humanities, social sciences and education, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Ms. Aili Keskitalo, President of the Sami Parliament, Norway
Understanding consultations and negotiations
09:30-10:00: Mr. Dwight Newman, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law
10:00-10:20: The Norwegian consultation agreement - premises and challenges Mr. Hans-Kristian Hernes, Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
10:20-10:40: Coffee
Experiences from indigenous-state negotiations and consultations
10:40-11:10: Negotiating land claim settlements: the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, the Nisga’a Final Agreement and others Mr. Tom Molloy, former Chief Negotiator for the Government of Canada in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and for the Nisga’a Final Agreement
11:10-11:30: Consultations with State authorities – the Sámi experience in Norway Ms. Eva Josefsen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
11:30-12:00: Questions and comments
12:00-13:00: Lunch
Experiences with business consultations
13:00-13:20: Who is monitoring corporate engagement with Indigenous peoples? An Australian Case Study from a Swedish project Ms. Catherine Howlett, Associate Professor, Griffith University
13:20-13:40: Experiences from negotiations that ended with agreement Mr. Johan Aslak Logje, reindeer owner
13:40-14:00: Aspects when agreement is not reached: Sami rightholders' experiences with business negotiations and the rule of law Ms. Ragnhild Marit Sara, reindeer owner and lawyer
14:00-14:20: Duty to consult: Expectations to business Ms. Kamilla H. Kolshus, OECD National Contact Point, Norway
14:20-15:00: Questions and comments
15:00-15:15: Coffee
Green industries: Comparing Canadian and Swedish experiences
15:15-15:35: The history of hydroelectric power and mining in Northern Sweden Mr. Patrik Lantto, Professor, Umeå University
15:35-15:55: When science hit the court room – the case of wind power development on reindeer grazing lands Mr. Per Sandström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
15:55-16:15: The Rise of Indigenous Power Producers: First Nations and the Future Energy Sector in Canada Mr. Greg Poelzer, Professor, University of Saskatchewan
16:15-16:45: Questions and comments
17:00: Bus from campus to Radisson BLU
19:00: Dinner at Radisson SAS hotel
Tuesday 20th 2016
08:30 Bus to campus from Radisson BLU
Blue industries: Comparing Canadian and Norwegian experiences
09:00-09:30: Aquaculture on Canada's Pacific; First Nations' Experiences Mr. Hugh Braker, Vice-President, First Nations Fisheries Council of British Columbia
09:30-09:50: Norwegian community experiences with fish farming Mr Bjørn Hersoug, Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
09:50-10:15: Coffee
10:15-10:35: Consultations between indigenous communities and blue industries - a comparative perspective Ms. Camilla Brattland, post doctor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Ms. Dorothee Scheiber, resesearcher in TriArc
10:35-11:00: Questions and comments
11:00-12:00: Lunch
The current role of business: new models of interaction?
12:00-12:30: The current role of business: new models of collaboration. Mr. Jean Paul Gladu, President of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
12:30-12:50: Developing new relationships between mining, Sami and governance bodies in Norway Mr. Sven Roald Nystø, special adviser, Árran Lulesami Centre
12:50-13:10: Comments from Industry: Industry - Indigeous peoples interaction Olav Hallset (Norwegian Mineral Industry) and Lise Bergan (Cermaq Group AS)
13:10-13:30: Questions and comments
13:30-13:50: Presentation of local peoples talk about the future Ms. Monica Tennberg, Professor, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland,
13:50-14:10: Internationalization of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Ms. Silje Karine Muotka, member of the Governing Council of the Sámi Parliament, Norway
14:10-14:30: Implications of indigenous self-determination Mr. Mathias Åhren, Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Tromsø
14:30-14:45: Questions and comments & summing up
15:00: Bus to Radisson BLU