Table 1.

Overview of SLO supporting factors in TFN-Diavik and ERFN-Cameco case studies

Factors	TFN-Diavik	ERFN-Cameco
Legislation and permit process	● Duty to consult ● MVRMA board comprises 50% Indigenous and 50% government representatives.	● Duty to consult ● The provincial consultation policy framework for Indigenous peoples
Indigenous rights and governance	● Constitutional rights (duty to consult) ● Signed modern treaties with the federal government ● Self-government	● Constitutional rights (duty to consult) ● Signed historical treaties with the federal government ● Saskatchewan’s First Nations and Métis Consultation Policy Framework
Industry-state agreements	● Socio-Economic Monitoring Agreement ● Environmental Agreement	● Mine Surface Lease Agreement. ● Human Resource Development Agreement
Type of interaction	● State-community: self and co-management ● State-company: hierarchical ● Company-community: privatized	● State-community: hierarchical and non-co-management ● State-company: hierarchical ● Company-community: Privatized
Industry-community agreement	● Participation Agreement	● Collaboration Agreement
Management and monitoring entities	● Diavik Environmental Agreement —Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB) ● Communities Advisory Board	● Community Vitality Monitoring Partnership Process (CVMPP) ● Environmental Quality Committees (EQC)