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First Peoples’ Cultural Council 2015/16 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN REPORT For more information on FPCC contact: Tracey Herbert, CEO 1A Boat Ramp Road, Brentwood Bay B.C. V8M 1N9 Tel: (250) 652-5952 Fax: (250) 652-5953 [email protected] or visit our website at www.fpcc.ca First Peoples’ Cultural Council Board Chair’s Accountability Statement The First People’s Cultural Council 2015/16 Annual Service Plan Report compares the corporation’s actual results to the expected results identified in the 2015/16 - 2017/18 Service Plan. I am accountable for those results as reported. Marlene Erickson Board Chair 2015/16 Annual Service Plan Report 3 First Peoples’ Cultural Council Table of Contents Board Chair’s Accountability Statement ................................................................................................ 3 Chair/CEO Report Letter ........................................................................................................................ 5 Purpose of the Organization .................................................................................................................... 7 Strategic Direction and Context .............................................................................................................. 7 Report on Performance ........................................................................................................................... 9 Goals, Strategies, Measures and Targets ............................................................................................ 9 Financial Report .................................................................................................................................... 18 Appendix A: Additional Information .................................................................................................... 22 Organizational Overview .................................................................................................................. 22 Corporate Governance ...................................................................................................................... 24 Contact Information and Links ......................................................................................................... 25 Appendix B – Crown Corporations Mandate and Actions Summary ................................................... 26 Appendix C – Individuals and Communities Funded…………………………………………………27 Auditor's Report……………………………………………………………………………………….43 2015/16 Annual Service Plan Report 4 First Peoples’ Cultural Council Chair/CEO Report Letter On behalf of the Board of Directors and First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) staff, we are pleased to submit our 2015/16 Annual Service Plan Report. In 2015, FPCC proudly celebrated its 25th year of operations. We had much to celebrate. Since 1991, FPCC has delivered $37,906,696 in funding to support language revitalization in First Nations communities. In 2015/16, we were able to push this above $40 million by providing an additional $2,468,000 in grants to 159 First Nations communities, individuals and groups. A full list of this year’s recipients can be found in Appendix C. We also faced uncertainty. FPCC was not able to secure additional funding for communities to upload new language content to the FirstVoices archives (resulting in a content increase of less than 1% from the previous year); however, the website itself has been under construction to improve its interface and the organization and indexing of data thanks to new funding from the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and an in-kind contribution from the Ministry of Advanced Education. We continue to reach out to new funders and educate policy makers about the benefits of investing in languages; we are hopeful that this will ultimately allow us to fund the important work of documenting all of B.C.’s languages before all of the fluent speakers are gone. The FPCC Arts Program has continued to flourish, thanks to funding from the New Relationship Trust, the BC Arts Council and the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, which provided another three years of funding to FPCC. FPCC was also pleased to enter into a partnership with BC Ferries to select the artwork that will adorn the sides of the three new Salish Class ferries. In August, FPCC issued a call to Coast Salish artists and in January three artists were selected. We are proud to report that the award-winning “Our Living Languages” exhibition, which was created through a partnership between FPCC and the Royal BC Museum, was visited by Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations as well as Members of Parliament, Members of the Legislative Assembly, community leaders and thousands of visitors. The exhibition showcases the beauty and complexity of our 34 languages in B.C. and is open until 2017. The hard work of our staff continue to pay dividends in raising awareness about FPCC and its programs and objectives at an increasing number of events, conferences, workshops and community visits – 53 in all in fiscal 2015/16, which dramatically exceeded our target for this measure. In addition, we are pleased to highlight our continuing work to implement the Government of British Columbia’s Taxpayers’ Accountability Principles (TAP). FPCC continues to make progress with respect to the expectations outlined in the 2015/16 Mandate Letter sent by the Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (MARR): • We have fulfilled our obligations under the 2015/16 Service Level Agreement with government. 2015/16 Annual Service Plan Report 5 First Peoples’ Cultural Council • We have sought qualified candidates for recommendation to the Advisory Committee to ensure representatives from 34 B.C. First Nations languages. • We organized and implemented Board training for new and existing Board members, which included training on TAP. • We have strengthened community health and well-being by continuing to organize events that raise awareness about FPCC and First Nations arts, culture and languages such as the Mother Languages Day Twitter campaign and the unveiling of two pieces of artwork in partnership with BC Ferries. • We have added this Letter from the Board Chair into the Annual Report. • We have developed a Strategic Engagement Plan with MARR’s Deputy Minister. Implementation is ongoing. FPCC and MARR staff have collaborated to develop and implement a strategic engagement plan for 2015/16 to work more effectively together. Marlene has been meeting with Minister Rustad on a quarterly basis, which has strengthened communication and opportunities between MARR and FPCC. As required, we have also provided opportunities for staff, board and executive members to learn more about the new Taxpayer Accountability Principles, the accountability framework, and the attendant expectations. This is Marlene’s last year as Chair of the First Peoples’ Cultural Council. She says that it has been her pleasure to serve the organization and the First Nations of B.C. Marlene Erickson Board Chair Tracey Herbert Chief Executive Officer 2015/16 Annual Service Plan Report 6 First Peoples’ Cultural Council Purpose of the Organization FPCC has been offering services and programs to support First Nations language, arts and culture revitalization in British Columbia since 1990. Our role is to monitor the status of First Nations languages, cultures and arts, and to develop strategies that assist communities to recover and sustain their heritage. We serve our stakeholders and partners by providing programs and initiatives for heritage, language, arts and culture revitalization. We serve 203 B.C. First Nations, 34 languages, 61 language dialects and a number of First Nations arts, culture and educational organizations. FPCC was created by the provincial government in 1990 to administer the First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture program. The enabling legislation is the First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Act. See: http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/fphlcc-act-2011.pdf The following are the key activities of the organization: • Provide opportunities for First Nations communities in B.C. to receive funding for language and arts projects • Work in partnership with First Nations communities to revitalize and archive First Nations cultures and languages and restore fluency in First Nations languages • Develop programs and community development resources to encourage the revitalization of First Nations languages, arts and culture • Offer a network of information and opportunities to First Nations artists and language champions • Educate and share information with people in B.C. about First Nations languages, arts and culture • Advise government on programs and issues related to First Nations languages, arts and culture • Advocate for B.C. First Nations languages, arts and culture • Provide training in language revitalization, archiving and immersion programs For more information about FPCC, see Appendix A. Strategic Direction and Context British Columbia is the only province in Canada that has established a Crown corporation that leads First Nations heritage, language, culture and arts initiatives. FPCC serves British Columbians by ensuring the protection and heritage of the land and peoples upon which the province is built. The 2016-17 Mandate Letter is available at http://www.fpcc.ca/about-us/reports. FPCC is fully compliant with the government’s Taxpayer Accountability Principles (TAP), which require Crown corporations to adopt principles of cost consciousness, accountability, appropriate compensation,