Our economic contribution to Centerra’s “Nothing About Us Without Us” program supports the company’s actions toward supporting local employment and building strong partnerships with Indigenous communities; in this sense, the program contributes to SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth.
Royal Gold contributed C$40,000 to the “Nothing About Us Without Us” Project organized by Centerra to build First Nation capacity and utilize traditional knowledge to improve reclamation and closure planning. Specifically, the financial contribution helped fund a reclamation training and skills development pilot program run by Chu Cho Environmental LLP, for summer students from the McLeod Lake Indian Band and the Nak’azdli First Nation.
Chu Cho Environmental LLP is a First Nations culturally based environmental consulting company that is owned by Tsay Keh Dene Nation and operates within the framework of Tsay Keh Dene’s Economic Development Corporation. The pilot program had three core objectives:
- Provide summer employment for students from McLeod Lake Indian Band and Nak’azdli First Nation with Chu Cho Environmental, an Indigenous-owned environmental services company
- Provide summer students with one-on-one training and mentorship from Chu Cho Environmental staff in land reclamation and environmental monitoring
- Assist the summer students in achieving certifications related to the fields of reclamation, environmental monitoring, and environmental stewardship