STELLAT EN FIRST NATION MEMBER SURVEY DECEMBER 2014 VERSION 2: MEMBERS LIVING OFF RESERVE. Stellat en First Nation

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1 STELLAT EN FIRST NATION MEMBER SURVEY DECEMBER 2014 VERSION 2: MEMBERS LIVING OFF RESERVE Stellat en First Nation

2 ABOUT THE SURVEY Traditional Economy and Workforce Survey for Off-Reserve Stellat en First Nation Members This survey is meant to collect information from community members about the mixed economy, including harvesting and consumption of traditional foods, sharing, trading, and wage-based work in both the community and amongst members off-reserve and the surrounding area. Name of interviewer(s): Date: Participant code: SURVEY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Age: Year of birth: Place of birth: Gender: m Male m Female m Where were you raised? Where is your primary residence? For how many years have you lived there? 2 MEMBER SURVEY Stellat en First Nation

3 PART 1: HOUSING 1. Which of the following best describes your marital status? m Single m Married m Living with partner 2. How many people live in your home? a. How many of them are under the age of 18? b. How many of them are over the age of 65? 3. How many bedrooms does your residence have? 4. a) Do you own or rent your residence? m Own m Rent b) What is your monthly rent or loan payment? c) Would you estimate that you spend more or less than 30% of your total household income on shelter costs? m More than 30% m About 30% m Less than 30% d) If there were an appropriate house available on reserve would you choose to live there? m Yes m No 5. Is your residence in need of major repair? m Yes m No PART 2: TRADITIONAL FOOD CONSUMPTION 6. What would you say is the food your household eats most often? m Grocery store m Traditional foods 7. How much traditional food do you eat, on average? m Traditional foods make up the majority of my meals m At least one traditional food at every meal m Once or twice a day m A few meals a week m Only at special occasions m Rarely Stellat en First Nation MEMBER SURVEY 3

4 8. This question asks which traditional foods you eat, how often, and whether you eat foods at certain times of year. We also want to know what you trade, sell or buy, or use for medicinal or uses other than eating. Ling cod Sturgeon Char Whitefish Do you... Salmon (from river) Eat it? (x week) In season Preserved Use for medicine, cultural, other? For personal/ family use Harvest it? To share, trade or sell Get through share/trade/ purchase? for example 21 (every meal) 2 medicine family share purchase Salmon (from ocean) Halibut Abalone Clams Cockles Seaweed Eulachon grease Trout Bear Deer Deer organs (liver, heart, tripe) Moose meat Moose organs Canada goose meat Snow goose meat Black duck (scoter) meat Mallard meat Grouse (chicken) Rabbit Squirrel 4 MEMBER SURVEY Stellat en First Nation

5 Do you... Eat it? (x week) In season Preserved Use for medicine, cultural, other? For personal/ family use Harvest it? To share, trade or sell Get through share/trade/ purchase? Blueberries Soap berries Strawberries Raspberries Saskatoon berries Goose berries Huckleberries Red currants Tea Onions Other berries or plants for food, medicinal or cultural purposes? Please describe: Any other foods? Please describe: 9 a) How do you get the traditional food you eat? (please check all that apply) m Harvest/gather it myself m Harvest/gather it with family members m Family members or other community members bring it to me m I buy it from other community members who harvest it m At community cultural events m From community sharing programs (please specify what foods) m Trading m Other (please explain): b) If you harvest yourself, do you harvest in: m Stellat en territory m Elsewhere m Both c) If you harvest elsewhere, why?: Stellat en First Nation MEMBER SURVEY 5

6 10. a) Do you feel you have enough traditional food to eat on a regular basis? m Yes m No b) If no, why not? (please check all that apply and indicate any additional reasons in the space below) m There seems to be less available to harvest than in the past m I can t afford to go out harvesting due to time m I can t afford to go out harvesting due to the financial costs involved m I m afraid some foods might be contaminated m Other reasons (please list): c) If no, what foods would you like to eat more of and how much of them would your family need on an annual basis? 11. a) Do you have sufficient income to meet your harvesting needs? m Yes m No b) What do you think is the seasonal income needed to be able to harvest traditional foods on a regular basis? 12. a) How do you get out on the land to harvest traditional foods? b) Do you own a vehicle? m Yes m No c) Do you rely on sharing of resources (carpooling, sharing harvesting equipment, etc.) in order to ensure your family has enough traditional food to eat on a regular basis? Please list examples: 6 MEMBER SURVEY Stellat en First Nation

7 PART 3: EMPLOYMENT 13. a) Do you have a paid job outside the home? m Yes m No b) If yes, is it: m Full-time m Part-time c) If yes, please describe what you do: 14. Do you currently hold a valid BC drivers license? m Yes m No 15. What are your current employment goals? 16. What are the challenges to achieving those today? 17. If training, education, travel or start-up costs were not a barrier and you could be doing your dream job tomorrow, what would you be? 18. Industrial development proposals often come with the promise of jobs and other economic opportunities. Would you be interested in working for a development company, say at a mine site or building a pipeline? 19. Do any of the following types of jobs interest you? (Check all that apply) m Camp-based mining operations jobs m Mine administration/office work m Pipeline construction (camp based) m Mine construction (camp based) m Bus driver m Environmental monitor m Health and Safety Manager m Electrician m I m interested in different types of employment (please describe): m Equipment repair mechanic Stellat en First Nation MEMBER SURVEY 7

8 20. Do you feel you have the skills, training and technical expertise required to secure a job at a mine site or in pipeline construction? PART 4: EDUCATION AND TRAINING 21. What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree you have attained? m No certificate, diploma or degree m High school diploma or equivalent m Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree m Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma m College or other non-university certificate or diploma m University certificate or diploma below bachelor level m University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 22. Please provide an example of some of the certificates you have (e.g. first aid, mechanic, welding, etc.) 23. If you have a college or university degree, please list your degree and area of study: 24. What certifications, training or education are you currently pursuing or plan to pursue in the coming year? 25. If you could take any education or training programs what would they be? 26. What are the barriers to taking those programs today? 8 MEMBER SURVEY Stellat en First Nation

9 PART 5: INCOME 27. What is your estimated individual annual income? m Under $5,000 m $5,000 $9,999 m $10,000 $14,999 m $15,000 $19,999 m $20,000 $29,999 m $30,000 $39,999 m $40,000 $49,999 m $50,000 $59,000 m $60,000 $79,999 m Above $80, What is your estimated annual household income (from all contributing members of your household) m Under $5,000 m $5,000 $9,999 m $10,000 $14,999 For the purpose of this survey, m $15,000 $19,999 a household is a group of m $20,000 $29,999 people (often a family ) who live in the same dwelling and m $30,000 $39,999 share meals and living space m $40,000 $49,999 together. A single dwelling m $50,000 59,000 may be considered to contain m $60,000 79,999 multiple households if meals m Above $80,000 or living space are not shared. 29. How would you describe your financial situation? m Always have enough for our needs m Sometimes struggle to make ends meet m Do not have enough to meet our needs m Not good at all; we struggle all the time 30. What are the main sources of income for your household? (Check all that apply) m Wage work m Social assistance m Earned income from selling traditional foods I harvest. Please estimate how much on average on a weekly/monthly basis: m Earned income from selling other resources from the Nation s territory (e.g. pelts, medicinal plants): 31. Do you meet your household needs through ways other than money-based sources? m Yes m No If yes, please describe how you meet your household needs other than money-based sources. For example, trade with other community members (what do you trade? Labour (your time), food, other resources?) or trade with surrounding communities (who and what?). Stellat en First Nation MEMBER SURVEY 9

10 PART 6: FOOD CONSUMPTION & FOOD SECURITY 32. a) How far away is your preferred grocery store? b) How do you get there? 33. About how much money do you spend on food each month for your household? m Under $200 m $500 $550 m $200 $250 m $550 $600 m $250 $300 m $600 $650 m $300 $350 m $650 $700 m $350 $400 m $700 $750 m $400 $450 m $750 $800 m $450 $500 m Over $800 These next questions are about the food security in your household in the last 12 months and whether you were able to afford the food you need. 34. Generally does your family have enough to eat each month? m Yes m No 35. a) In the last 12 months, did (you/you or other adults in your household) ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn t enough money for food? m Yes m No m Don t Know m Prefer not to answer b) If yes, how often did this happen? m Almost every month m Some months, but not every month m Only one or two months a year m Don t know m Prefer not to answer 10 MEMBER SURVEY Stellat en First Nation

11 PART 7: THE PROPOSED BLACKWATER MINE New Gold Inc. is proposing to construct a mine for gold and silver extraction from the Blackwater deposit situated along the northern foothills of Mt. Davidson in the Nechako Plateau. The Blackwater Gold mine site would be approximately 110 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof or approximately 160 km southwest of Prince George. It is estimated that gold and silver extraction from the proposed mine site could yield 507,000 ounces of gold and 2,039,000 ounces of silver (annual average production) during the 17 years of operation. The company estimates that 1,200 to 1,500 workers would be required during the construction period and up to 595 full time workers to operate the mine based in a camp. The proposed mine site is located entirely within the Nechako River basin. The following five catchments are in the vicinity of the proposed mine site: Davidson Creek catchment, where most of the proposed mine site is located; Creek 661; Creek 705; Turtle Creek; and Chedakuz Creek. There are also water studies being done on potential ground water that could emerge into springs. The mine would include the construction of a 133 km long transmission line connecting the mine site with an existing substation just south of Endako. From Endako, the transmission line would head southeast and cross the Stellako River about half way between Fraser Lake and Francois Lake, and then continue south and cross the Nechako River and Greer Creek just north of where these two rivers meet. The transmission line would cross a number of smaller creeks and streams before crossing Chedakuz Creek just north of Tatelkuz Lake and eventually meeting the proposed mine. This route overlaps Stellat en First Nation s traditional territory, surveyed provincial Crown land, 14 traplines, and six guide-outfitting tenures. The transmission line right of way would be an average of 40 metres wide, with an estimated zone of influence of 250 m. 36. Do you think there will be possible negative impacts of the proposed Blackwater Project? Please describe. (or m I do not have enough information to answer this question) 37. Do you think there will be possible positive impacts from the proposed Blackwater project? Please describe. (or m I do not have enough information to answer this question) 38. Do you have any other thoughts about the proposed Blackwater project? (or m I do not have enough information to answer this question) Stellat en First Nation MEMBER SURVEY 11

12 PART 8: THE PROPOSED PNG LOOPING PROJECT Pacific Northern Gas is proposing to build a 525 km long natural gas pipeline loop of their existing natural gas pipeline from Summit Lake to Kitimat. The pipeline route would generally follow the route of the existing pipeline, from Summit Lake, across the Salmon and Stuart rivers, along the north shore of Fraser Lake, and all the way out to the Kitimat. Some diversions from the existing pipeline route would occur between Smithers and Terrace. The pipeline right of way is expected to be 30 to 35 metres, with some localized areas requiring up to 100 m. The project would also require upgrading or installing new metering facilities at the receipt and delivery points and upgrading four existing PNG compressor stations at Summit Lake, Vanderhoof, Burns Lake and Telkwa. Temporary infrastructure such as access roads, stockpile sites, contractor yards, and construction camps would also be required, although the locations of such infrastructure is yet to be identified. The proponent estimates that 1,800 to 2,400 person years of employment would be created across the pipeline during the one-year construction phase, but minimal new operating jobs would be created. 39. Do you think there will be possible negative impacts of the proposed PNG Looping Project? Please describe. (or m I do not have enough information to answer this question) 40. Do you think there will be possible positive impacts? Please describe. (or m I do not have enough information to answer this question) 41. What are your concerns about the proposed PNG Looping Project? (or m I do not have enough information to answer this question) 42. Is there anything else you d like to tell us? 43. Are there any other members you think we should talk to? THANK YOU! 12 MEMBER SURVEY Stellat en First Nation