DOCSLIB.ORG

10-11 DFN AAROM Proposal Amendment 2010-2011 CM -2-1

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
10-11 DFN AAROM Proposal Amendment 2010-2011 CM -2-1 Dehcho Collaborative Management AAROM Proposal; – Multi-Year starting April 2010 DEHCHO FIRST NATIONS _______________________________________________ ___ Five Year - Multi-Year AAROM Collaborative Management Proposal For the Period beginning April 1, 2010 Dehcho First Nations PO. Box 89, Fort Simpson, NT., X0E-0N0 Telephone: (867) 695 2610, Facsimile: (867) 695 2038 www.dehchofirstnations.com Leads: Ria Letcher, Executive Director Dora Tsetso, Finance Officer George Low, AAROM Coordinator Proposal Prepared by: George Low, AAROM Coordinator 13 Riverview Drive Hay River, NT., X0E 0R7 Phone; 867 874 3359 Cell; 867 874 1248 e-mail; [email protected] Dehcho First Nations 1 Dehcho Collaborative Management AAROM Proposal; – Multi-Year starting April 2010 A. Applicant Eligibility Information Recipient Organization: Dehcho First Nations PO Box 89 Fort Simpson, NT, X0E 0N0. Ph. (867) 695-2610 Fax: (867) 695-2038 www.dehchofirstnations.com Lead Contacts: George Low Ria Letcher Dora Tsetso AAROM Office PO Box 89 PO Box 89 13 Riverview Drive Fort Simpson, NT Fort Simpson, NT Hay River, NT, X0E 0R7 X0E 0N0 X0E 0N0 Ph.: (867) 874-3359 Ph (867) 695-2610 Ph(867) 695-2610 Cell: (867) 874-1248 • Ria Letcher, Executive Director E-mail: [email protected] • George Low, Dehcho AAROM Coordinator E-mail: [email protected] • Dora Tsetso, Finance Officer E-mail: [email protected] Organizational Information The Dehcho First Nations (DFN) was established as a ‘regional tribal council’ in the early 1990s to represent the regional and territorial Aboriginal interests of Dene and Métis indigenous to the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories. The Dehcho Dene1 are direct descendents of the people who have inhabited and used the Dehcho landscape since time immemorial. In 1921, Treaty 11 was signed by Dehcho leaders, but the nature and intent of the treaty has been challenged and a ‘contemporary treaty’ is currently under negotiation between DFN and Canada. This negotiation process is referred to as the Dehcho Process and encompasses lands, resources, and self-government issues. DFN’s primary mandate is to represent its member First Nation and Métis governments in negotiations with Canada. As a component of this process, and in order to ensure regional protection of the Aboriginal interests of its members, DFN has established three long-term goals: 1 The term Dehcho Dene includes both First Nation and Métis peoples. Dehcho First Nations 2 Dehcho Collaborative Management AAROM Proposal; – Multi-Year starting April 2010 • Public government for the Dehcho region based on Dene principles and traditions; this government must also protect and promote Treaty and Aboriginal rights; • Protection of the Dehcho land base so that the land remains healthy and capable of supporting traditional land use activities; and • Sustainable economic development that balances regional and community interests (Source: http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/dehcho_government.htm). DFN is also acknowledged by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (DIAND) and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) as the regional administrative body for the Dehcho Dene. In this capacity, DFN administers a wide range of regional funding and programming on behalf of its member governments, such as Aboriginal language revitalization funding, Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy (AHRD) funding; Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) funding; and Mackenzie Gas Project Impact Funding. The total annual budget for the Dehcho First Nations is approximately $10 million, much of which is flowed through to the member communities for programming and service delivery. Within the Dehcho Region, DFN represents the following member governments (see detailed contact information in Appendix A): • Deh Gah Got’ie Dene Band; • K’atl’odeeche First Nation; • Jean Marie River First Nation; • K’agee Tu First Nation; • Liidlii Kue First Nation; • Nahanni Butte Dene Band; • Pehdzeh Ki First Nation; • Sambaa Ke Dene Band; • West Point First Nation; • Fort Simpson Métis Local 52 ; and • Fort Providence Metis Local 57. The total population of the Dehcho Dene and Métis is approximately 4500. The AAROM Body The Dehcho First Nations (DFN), as the "AAROM Body", is ultimately responsible for directing and administrating the Dehcho AAROM program. The DFN Executive Director provides direction to the program and manages the administrative support of the program. The AAROM Coordinator position is dedicated entirely to the program and broad duties are to organize and run the AAROM program. DFO Employee ! 6/15/10 12:24 PM Comment: Expand and link to strategic plan Dehcho First Nations 3 Dehcho Collaborative Management AAROM Proposal; – Multi-Year starting April 2010 The Dehcho Watershed Ecosystem Advisory Committee (the Advisory Committee) Dehcho First Nations (DFN), through a process of consultation with its members2, has established the Dehcho Watershed Ecosystem Advisory Committee (DWEAC) to assist in the fulfillment of DFN’s goal to ‘protect the Dehcho land base’. This Advisory Committee provides community based participation in advising the DFN on the direction of the program. The members of this Advisory Committee bring community concerns to the table and advise on program direction. A preliminary ‘terms of reference’ for the Committee were prepared during previous capacity building initiatives (see Appendix B) and will guide the Advisory Committee during the capacity building and collaborative management stages. All Aboriginal organizations in the Dehcho ARROM area are each year invited to participate in the AAROM program. DFN’s member governments and Dehcho Métis organizations who want to participate in the Dehcho AAROM program, will appoint one voting representative to the Advisory Committee (as well as an alternate). Non-voting membership on the Committee has been extended to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Dehcho First Nations, and the AAROM Coordinator who acts as facilitator at the spring and fall meetings. The Advisory Committee will operate under the authority of Dehcho First Nations, so overriding accountability for financial and program management of the Collaborative management AAROM projects will rest with the Dehcho First Nations. The Dehcho First Nation’s headquarters are located in the Community of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The AAROM Coordinator has an office in the community of Hay River. Geographic Parameters: The Dehcho AAROM program will operate within the geographic area that currently falls within the Dehcho Process. This area is located in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, as illustrated on the map below. It encompasses approximately 210,000 square kilometers. 2 Terra Firma Consultants. (May 2005). Aboriginal Aquatic Resources and Oceans Management Program – Phase A: Report on Consultations. Dehcho First Nations 4 Dehcho Collaborative Management AAROM Proposal; – Multi-Year starting April 2010 This area of land also falls within the land planning mandate of the Dehcho Land Use Planning Committee (DLUPC), which was established in 2002 as a component of the Dehcho Process. DLUPC is a tripartite group made up of DFN, DIAND, and the GNWT. Its mission and principles are as follows: Mission: The Dehcho Land Use Planning Committee will develop a land use plan as a management tool to determine what type of land use activities should occur and where they should take place. This plan will balance economic, social, environmental and cultural needs and interests. Guiding Principle: This plan will be guided by the principles of sustainable development and respect for the land as understood and explained by the Dehcho elders. Given overlapping interests in sustainable resource management, linkages with the DLUPC will be established by the Advisory Committee as a component of this Collaborative Management initiative. According to the DLUPC, the Dehcho Region encompasses several major sub-basins – including Great Slave, the Liard, and the Mackenzie Great Bear basins – and contains fifteen distinct and interconnected watersheds, all of which eventually flow into the Dehcho (Mackenzie River). These watersheds, as mapped by the DLUPC, are illustrated below. All of the watersheds contain traditional and contemporary areas and sites for fish harvesting and are of interest to the Advisory Committee. The northern border of the Committee’s area of interest is defined by the Sahtu Land Claim settlement, which is also the northern boundary of the Dehcho Process. Given that Dehcho First Nations 5 Dehcho Collaborative Management AAROM Proposal; – Multi-Year starting April 2010 there are overlapping watershed issues with the Sahtu, the Advisory Committee will establish communication links with the appropriate Sahtu resource management bodies regarding fisheries issues of joint interest. The eastern end of the Dehcho Region extends into Great Slave Lake and therefore overlaps with the AAROM “Great Slave Lake Watershed Advisory Committee” established through the Akaitcho Territory Government. Initially, three Dehcho communities were accepted as voting members of the above AAROM Committee. However, since 2009, Dehcho members have not been invited to Great Slave Lake Watershed Advisory meetings and have not been included Great Slave Lake AAROM activities and projects. Given these overlapping interests, as a component of this Collaborative Management project, a working relationship and set of operational protocols need
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Inclusion of Aboriginal Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Parks and Protected Areas Management
    Wilfrid Laurier University Scholars Commons @ Laurier Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) 2020 Beyond a Mapping Exercise: Inclusion of Aboriginal Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Parks and Protected Areas Management David Cook [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd Part of the Environmental Studies Commons, Forest Management Commons, Indigenous Studies Commons, and the Nature and Society Relations Commons Recommended Citation Cook, David, "Beyond a Mapping Exercise: Inclusion of Aboriginal Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Parks and Protected Areas Management" (2020). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 2246. https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2246 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) by an authorized administrator of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Beyond a Mapping Exercise: Inclusion of Aboriginal Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Parks and Protected Areas Management By David Cook Bachelor of Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2005 Major Research Paper Submitted to the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Environmental Studies degree Wilfrid Laurier University 2019 © D. Cook, 2019 Abstract This paper examines current approaches for Parks and Protected Areas (PPA) managers in incorporating Aboriginal Traditional and Ecological Knowledge (ATEK) into their management plans. This paper focuses on two case-studies. They are Nahanni National Park and Reserve in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories, and the Whitefeather Forest Protected Area in the Pikangikum First Nations Traditional Territory in Ontario. They were chosen because of their unique approaches to include Aboriginal communities in the planning process and their designation as UNESCO World Heritage sites.
    [Show full text]
  • Negotiating the Dehcho: Protecting Dene Ahthít’E1 Through Modern Treaty-Making
    TD 541-18(3) TABLED ON AUGUST 22, 2019 Negotiating the Dehcho: Protecting Dene Ahthít’e1 through Modern Treaty-Making *Don Couturier This memo is a high-level summary of my research. It is not a full account of my argument or recommendations. I simply introduce my topic and survey its main points and themes. The full report will be available in October, 2019 through the Gordon Foundation’s Jane Glassco Northern Fellowship website. Please refer to the full report for comprehensive context and recommendation development. Thank you to my mentor, Larry Innes, and my cohort of Fellows—without their support, encouragement, and thoughtful teachings this research would not be possible. Introduction The Dehcho Dene, Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Canada must harmonize their competing visions of law and governance through nation-to-nation partnership and treaty federalism. This research modestly describes the positions of each party, identifies areas of mutual understanding, and analyzes potential compromises and opportunities going forward. Three primary sources inform my analysis: the spirit of Treaty 8 and 11; lessons from the success of Edéhzhíe, the first Indigenous Protected Area in the Dehcho region; and Canada’s Principles Respecting the Government of Canada’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples.2 Background Context Negotiations began in 1999.3 The 21 Common Ground Principles and subsequent Dehcho First Nations Framework Agreement established the overarching goal of recognizing a Dehcho “government based on Dene laws and customs, and other laws agreed to by the parties”.4 The Dehcho First Nations Framework Agreement sets out the guiding principles, objectives, roles, and other negotiating specifics.
    [Show full text]
  • Deh Cho First Nations Interim Resource Development Agreement
    DEH CHO FIRST NATIONS INTERIM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DUH GOGHA NDEH TS;EH SAAMBA HOLEH TS'EHK'EH ELEH SEEGOTS'ELEH DEH CHO FIRST NATIONS — GOVERNMENT OF CANADA INTERIM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Canada Duh Gogha Ndeh ts;eh Saamba Holeh Ts'ehk'eh Eleh Seegots'eleh Interim Resource Development Agreement Between: THE DEH CHO FIRST NATIONS as represented by the Deh Cho First Nations Grand Chief (Deh Cho First Nations) and THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA as represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada) WHEREAS the Deh Cho First Nations, Canada, and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), have agreed to negotiate agreements on land, resources and governance; and WHEREAS the Deh Cho First Nations, Canada, and the GNWT entered into an Interim Measures Agreement on May 23, 2001 in order to advance their negotiations; and WHEREAS the Deh Cho First Nations and the Crown disagree with respect to the interpretation of Treaties 8 & 11, including issues with respect to land ownership; WHEREAS clause 44 of the said Interim Measures Agreement commits Canada and the Deh Cho First Nations to enter negotiations for the purpose of concluding an interim resource development agreement, Now therefore the Parties agree as follows: Objective The objective of this Agreement is to foster resource development in the Deh Cho territory and to accrue benefits to the Deh Cho First Nations from Canada in the interim of a Deh Cho Final Agreement. Definitions In this Agreement, "Agreement" means this Agreement and "the date of this Agreement" means the date on which it is signed.
    [Show full text]
  • Canada's Abusive Relationship with Indigenous People: a Profile of Dehcho First Nations Interim Grand Chief, Gerald Antoine Fo
    CANADA’S ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: A PROFILE OF DEHCHO FIRST NATIONS INTERIM GRAND CHIEF, GERALD ANTOINE FORT SIMPSON, NT -- (special) -- The newly selected Interim Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations (DFN) has no illusions about the problems and divisions he and his people face in the next few months, leading up to a summer General Assembly and an elected person to lead the on-going struggle with Canada for their indigenous rights. “This is not about me, I am merely a person chosen to be a protector, a facilitator, an engineer if you like, who has been honoured by the confidence of his people to help prepare them for next assembly in June,” says Gerald (Jerry) Antoine, the 53-year-old Dehcho broadcaster who was chosen late last week to serve as interim Grand Chief of the DFN. He knows what he is faced with. He sat through the long, agonizing and painful Special Assembly in late January that dismissed Herb Norwegian, who is a friend and cousin. Antoine was one of the few who came and stood beside Norwegian in the last minutes of the Special Assembly in an act of solidarity for the former grand chief’ s long history of work with the Dehcho and the Dene Nation. Antoine had been there already. He was the first Grand Chief of the DFN from 1993-96, moving it from a regional tribal council of the Dene Nation (Mackenzie-Liard region) to its people’s own identity as Dehcho. “Sure, I know about the divisions we face, I know about the terrible legacy of the residential schools on people, I was there.
    [Show full text]
  • Akisq'nuk First Nation Registered 2018-04
    ?Akisq'nuk First Nation Registered 2018-04-06 Windermere British Columbia ?Esdilagh First Nation Registered 2017-11-17 Quesnel British Columbia Aamjiwnaang First Nation Registered 2012-01-01 Sarnia Ontario Abegweit First Nation Registered 2012-01-01 Scotchfort Prince Edward Island Acadia Registered 2012-12-18 Yarmouth Nova Scotia Acho Dene Koe First Nation Registered 2012-01-01 Fort Liard Northwest Territories Ahousaht Registered 2016-03-10 Ahousaht British Columbia Albany Registered 2017-01-31 Fort Albany Ontario Alderville First Nation Registered 2012-01-01 Roseneath Ontario Alexis Creek Registered 2016-06-03 Chilanko Forks British Columbia Algoma District School Board Registered 2015-09-11 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Animakee Wa Zhing #37 Registered 2016-04-22 Kenora Ontario Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Registered 2017-03-02 Beardmore Ontario Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum Registered 2016-01-22 Kenora Ontario Annapolis Valley Registered 2016-07-06 Cambridge Station 32 Nova Scotia Antelope Lake Regional Park Authority Registered 2012-01-01 Gull Lake Saskatchewan Aroland Registered 2017-03-02 Thunder Bay Ontario Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Registered 2017-08-17 Fort Chipewyan Alberta Attawapiskat First Nation Registered 2019-05-09 Attawapiskat Ontario Atton's Lake Regional Park Authority Registered 2013-09-30 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority Registered 2012-01-01 Exeter Ontario Barren Lands Registered 2012-01-01 Brochet Manitoba Barrows Community Council Registered 2015-11-03 Barrows Manitoba Bear
    [Show full text]
  • Northwest Territories’ Protected Areas Update Report Ccea Annual General Meeting November 2009
    NORTHWEST TERRITORIES’ PROTECTED AREAS UPDATE REPORT CCEA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOVEMBER 2009 Annual Update: Completed Sites ne and Parks Canada jointly announced Saoyú-ʔehdacho as a permanently protected National Historic Site in a signing ceremony on April 14, 2009. Saoyú-ʔehdacho are two major peninsulas on Great Bear Lake, and have become the first areas to be permanently protected through the PAS process, an important milestone in the PAS process. Sponsoring Agencies Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) The Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) has committed to establishing six National Wildlife Areas in the NWT by 2013. Five candidate areas have already been identified – Edéhzhíe, Ts’ude niline Tu’eyeta, K’a’agee Tu, Shúhtagot’ine Néné and Sambaa K’e. Edéhzhíe is nearing completion of the process as all assessments have been completed. The final recommendations report drafted by the Edéhzhíe Working Group was released for public review. Soon the Tlicho and Dehcho Governments will submit a request to Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) to establish a National Wildlife Area under the Canada Wildlife Act. Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) The K'átł'odeeche First Nation submitted a proposal to the GNWT to consider the Buffalo Lake site as a Critical Wildlife Area under the NWT Wildlife Act. Pehdzeh Ki First Nation has submitted a proposal to the GNWT to sponsor the site as a Cultural Conservation Area under the Territorial Parks Act. Proposals for the la, Jean Marie River and Daring Lake Areas of Interest are expected to be submitted to the GNWT later this year. Other conservation processes in the NWT Parks Canada highlights for the past year include: Nahanni National Park Expansion was finalized Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve Proposal – an interim land withdrawal was announced On November 21, 2007, Federal Environment Minister John Baird announced an interim land withdrawal for the expansion of the East Arm National Park (Thaydene Nene) to allow for further assessment of this area by Parks Canada.
    [Show full text]
  • Results Report
    Results Report Contaminant Biomonitoring in the Northwest Territories Mackenzie Valley: Investigating the Links Between Contaminant Exposure, Nutritional Status, and Country Food Use January 16th, 2019 Last review on: March 7th, 2019 Main Authors: Brian Laird Mylène Ratelle Co-authors: Kelly Skinner Danielle Brandow Sara Packull-McCormick Suggested citation: Ratelle M, Skinner K, Brandow D, Packull-McCormick S, Laird, B (2019). Results report: Contaminant Biomonitoring in the Northwest Territories Mackenzie Valley: Investigating the Links Between Contaminant Exposure, Nutritional Status, and Country Food Use. University of Waterloo, Waterloo (ON). i Acknowledgement The authors acknowledge the funding provided by the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP), which is jointly supported by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and Health Canada. Additional support was received from Global Water Futures (GWF), Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP), and the University of Waterloo. Supplemental analyses of biobanked samples for contaminants outside the NCP mandate were funded by the Population Biomonitoring Section (Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch) of Health Canada. The research team is grateful for assistance from the following organizations: The Government of Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services; the Dehcho Aboriginal Aquatic Resources and Ocean Management (AAROM); the Dehcho First Nations (DFN), the Sahtú Renewable Resources Board (SRRB); the Sahtú Secretariat Incorporated (SSI); the Northwest Territories Regional Contaminants Committee (NT RCC); the Sahtú Health and Social Service Authority (SHSSA); the Dehcho Health and Social Service Authority (DHSSA); the Hay River Health and Social Service Authority (HRHSSA); the Centre de Toxicologie du Québec (CTQ); the Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ); the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the University of Waterloo.
    [Show full text]
  • DEHCHO FIRST NATIONS BOX 89, FORT SIMPSON, NT X0E 0N0 Ph: (867) 695.2610 Toll Free: 1.866.995.3748 Fax: (867) 695.2038 EMAIL: [email protected]
    DEHCHO FIRST NATIONS BOX 89, FORT SIMPSON, NT X0E 0N0 Ph: (867) 695.2610 Toll Free: 1.866.995.3748 Fax: (867) 695.2038 EMAIL: [email protected] 19th Annual Assembly Draft Minutes Pehdzeh Ki, Denendeh June 28-30, 2011 Attendance: Chief Stanley Sanguez Richard Hardisty Elder Ernest Hardisty Joseph Horesay William (Billy) Norwegian Gerald Hardisty Margaret Ireland Johnny Denethlon Ariel Sanguez Beatrice Antoine Clifford McLeod (Proxy) Sharon Allen Elder Gilbert Bouvier Sr. Shelly Hardisty Jessica Minoza (Christie) Wilbert Antoine Annadette Bouvier Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge Chief Dolphus Jumbo Elder Ted Landry Arthur Jumbo Jim Elleze David Jumbo Sam Elleze Ernest Gargan Bernice Bonnetrouge Proxy Ted Cayen Laura Sabourin Elder James Cayen Henry Bonnetrouge Sr. Florence Cayen Eric Gargan President Marie Lafferty Tyler Minoza Elder Barb Sloat Daylon Matto Chief Jim Antoine Robert Lamalice Elder Rita Cli Charlene Bonnetrouge Peter Cornielle Chief Roy Fabian Peter Tambour Fred Tambour Ernest Martel Rachel Martel Clara Sabourin Chief Tim Lennie Elder Gabe Hardisty Henry Hardisty Albert Moses Nicole Hardisty David Moses Chief Fred Tesou Elder Flora Cli Jayne Konisenta Peter Marcellais David Etchinelle 19th Annual Assembly DRAFT MINUTES Page 1 Pehdzeh Ki, Denendeh June 28­30, 2011 Dehcho First Nations 19th Annual Assembly June 27-30, 2011 Pehdzeh, Denendeh Day One (Tuesday, June 28th) 10:00 AM – Fire Feeding Behind the Complex Chief Tim Lennie welcomes the delegates to Pehdzeh Ki and just summarizes the activities that will be happening during the assembly. If for any reason the delegates and the visitors have any problems please do not hesitate to contact the workers and they will try to fix the problems.
    [Show full text]
  • K'átł'odeeche First Nation
    Aaron Tambour © K’átł’odeeche First Nation Wellness Plan 2018 -2023 Last updated 30 April, 2018 Acknowledgements Many people participated in developing this plan. The Wellness Committee has met several times through 2016 and 2017 to discuss wellness programming and to identiFy what is working well or which areas require improvement. KFN Elders have also been meeting regularly through K’átł’odeeche Ohnda in 2017 to talk about plans, the changes that Elders want to see and how Elders themselves can be a part of supporting that vision. KFN’s Community Plan Coordinators and Community Plan Representatives have been leading community planning processes now For over a year. They are working hard to ensure that KFN’s Comprehensive Community Plan reFlects as many community voices as possible and to create the community spaces and processes that help individuals to discover and share their own voices. KFN’s Community Planners are: Denise Sabourin and JefFrey Fabian. KFN’s Community Planning Representatives are: Rosemary Buggins, Trinity Cayen, Brooklyn Cayen, Sheena Yakinneah, Jeanna Graham, and Joe Tambour. ChieF and Council has provided on-going guidance, trust and patience. Many, many community members have dedicated tremendous time, energy and emotion to this and many other planning processes and to the many activities and programs that are already ofFered. PlanIt North is a consulting company retained to help Facilitate the development of this wellness plan and the Comprehensive Community Plan process. Christine Wenman strived to compile KFN’s many voices, honouring community members’ intentions while converting the spoken word to a written plan. To all who have participated in developing this plan and who are dedicated to its vision, Mahsi Cho! Wellness Plan: 2018 -2013 i K’átł’odeeche First Nation Table of Contents Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Resource Co-Management Workshop
    Hosted by the Mackenzie Valley Review Board, the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, and the Government of the Northwest Territories Resource Co‐management Workshop Kátł’odeeche Community Complex, Hay River Reserve, NWT January 25 – 26, 2017 RESOURCE CO‐MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, HAY RIVER, 2017 ‐‐This page intentionally blank‐‐ RESOURCE CO‐MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, HAY RIVER, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................... i Background ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Welcoming remarks ........................................................................................................................ 2 Keynote Speaker Florence Catholique, Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation .............................................. 3 Resource Co‐Management System ................................................................................................. 5 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Land Use Planning ....................................................................................................................... 7 Preliminary screening and environmental assessment .............................................................. 8 Land Use Permits and Water Licences .......................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Hay River Watershed Report Draft Final Report June 2017.Docx
    Literature Review Local and Traditional Knowledge In the Peel River Watershed ______________________________________ Kristine Wray University of Alberta December 2016 SUMMARY POINTS The Hay River Basin has played a vital role in the social, economic, and cultural well-being of many Aboriginal peoples. Given their reliance on and stewardship of its resources, many Aboriginal peoples have developed valuable knowledge about the state of the basin that can contribute to our understanding of historic and contemporary issues of planning, management and monitoring. The Hay River drainage basin is a part of the Mackenzie River system, which drains into the Arctic Ocean, drawing water from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. “Kátło’dehé is the South Slavey Dene name for the Hay River, or an earlier spelling Xatlo Dehe” or from the K’átł’odeeche First Nation report, K’átł’odee ‘willow grass river’, referring to the origins of the river in Hay Lakes, northern Alberta, which is a prairie-like area. In Chipewyan, the Hay River is Hátł’oresche. In Cree, it is Maskosï-Sïpiy” (AANDC 2014). The Hay River is named for the abundant hay fields, which were nourished by the floods periodically experienced at the river mouth, which also brings driftwood into the Great Slave Lake (Piper 2009: 261). The Hay River Basin is considered to have been home to at least six Aboriginal groups: the Sekani, Dane-zaa, Dene Tha’, Dene, Métis, and the Woodland Cree. Each has their own cultural belief systems as well as systems of knowledge and practice that has led to the development of local and traditional knowledge about the Hay River Basin.
    [Show full text]
  • NWT on the Land Collaborative 2019 REPORT NWT on the Land Collaborative
    TD 462-18(3) TABLED ON JUNE 6, 2019 NWT On The Land Collaborative 2019 REPORT NWT On The Land Collaborative www.nwtontheland.ca The Collaborative is a collective of diverse partners including: McConnell Foundation; Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine; Nature United; Dominion Diamond Mines; The Gordon Foundation; Tides Canada; Government of the Northwest Territories; NWT Recreation and Parks Association; and Community Advisors representing regional Indigenous governments from across the territory. Table of Contents Who We Are 01 How We Work 02 New Faces 03 New Annual Schedule 04 Learning Tour 05 Featured Projects 07 Collaborative Partners 15 Funded Projects 17 The Numbers 21 Who We Are How We Work The NWT On The Land Collaboration We believe collaboration: increases available funding for land-based initiatives by Collaborative (the Collaborative) drawing on diverse sectors; reduces the administrative burden for communities, was created in 2015 to promote which means more time for program delivery; and creates shared learning and and support on the land initiatives evaluation opportunities. Our goal as a collaborative is to make the best use of in the Northwest Territories. The financial, human, and other resources to better support the delivery of on the Collaborative brings together land programming in the NWT. government, Indigenous, charitable, corporate, and other partners to Consensus Every member of the Collaborative, regardless of their position or how much combine efforts and make it easier they contribute to the funding pot, has an equal voice at the table and plays an for communities to access money important role in determining how we work. and other resources for on the land projects.
    [Show full text]