Page 96 SUR V E Y OR S EN GINEER S BIOL O GIS T S P L ANNER S W W W T ULL O C H C A 1 877 535 0558 OK IMAH KA N P R O V IDIN G IN T EGR A T ED MININ G SER V ICE S venture agreement partnerships with contractors supplying Alamos Gold s Island Gold Mine Beyond the monetary aspects IBAs also honour and respect the Indigenous culture by providing training for all employees on the culture and history of the local In digenous Peoples They also require an Indigenous shop steward or liaison person to assist with any work place concern for those who only speak the In digenous Language Distribution of collective agree ments in all local Aboriginal languages and providing all work place health and safety signs in lo cal languages A vailability of dif erent types of cultural leaves for Aboriginal em ployees which can include hunting leaves or leaves for cultural events IBAs are distinct from resource revenuesharing arrangements between governments and Ab original groups which share public revenues such as royalties and taxes generated from resource development Our Joint V enture agreements will as a team look for opportunities to bid on mining con tracts on traditional territory of the Missanabie Cree said Gauthier W e hope to be able to put in a competitive bid when related con tracts start to go through tender In addition to the sustainable eco nomic benef ts af orded by these partnerships we are hopeful that the collaborative aspect will provide employment income for members of our community thereby contrib uting to individual family and com munity wellbeing added Gauthier Contd from pg 93 IBAs honour and respect the Indigenous culture Page 94