The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (Review Board) is the main organization established to carry out environmental assessment and environmental impact review in the Mackenzie Valley, Canada. In order to ensure that aboriginal cultures, values and knowledge play an appropriate role in its determinations, the Review Board is committed to fully consider any traditional knowledge brought forward in its proceedings. The Review Board has produced the Guidelines for Incorporating Traditional Knowledge into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process. This document outlines the steps for traditional knowledge’s inclusion in the EIA process, including preliminary screening, environmental assessment and environmental impact review.
