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Annual Report 2018 / 2019 Annual Report Prepared for the Matawa 31st Annual General Meeting July 30, 31 and August 1, 2019 Hosted by Constance Lake First Nation Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples31st Annual of the AGM - ConstanceLand Lake Culture First Nation a Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability Peoples of the Land Culture Language Unity Future Cooperation Development Sustainability © Produced by Matawa First Nations Management. 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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT 233 Court Street South, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 2X9 Ph: (807) 344-4575 Toll-Free: 1-800-463-2249 Email: [email protected] Web: www.matawa.on.ca Matawa First Nations Management Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the President of the Board. 2 Board of Directors . 3 Message from the CEO . 4 Current Matawa Chiefs Council . 6 2011 Unity Declaration. 7 Vision, Mission, Values . 8 DEPARTMENT UPDATES Communications . 9 Human Resources . 11 Financial Advisory . 12 Health and Social Meno Biimadeswin . 13 Information Technology (IT) Services. 15 Quality Assurance . 17 Technical Advisory Services . 18 Four Rivers Environmental Services Group. 22 Regional Priorities & Jurisdiction . 26 Membership. 32 Education. 34 Economic Development . 56 Health Co-operative. 58 31st Annual AGM - Constance Lake First Nation 1 Matawa First Nations Management Message from the President of the Board Greetings and Salutations! Multiple losses in our communities, cause ripple effects. Grief can affect you in many ways. But the Every year at the AGM, we look back and say that best thing to do when you are healing is to reach during the past year the Matawa First Nations out, when you’re ready. There is no time when Management has had an unprecedented amount you’re grieving—just life lessons. In the end, you of activities and achievements on behalf of our will learn to live, but learn to live without. So, if First Nations communities. With this one being you are feeling sad or alone—always remember “another break-out” year, we are reaching out to you are not alone. Someone is always thinking of new audiences and opportunities. you. Sometimes a good gesture or a smile can turn that frown upside down and positive things can Education has always been a true testament to the happen and will. success of our People. It was a few weeks back we celebrated the 6th cohort of the ASAP program. A This year, I was given the opportunity to once former Chief said, “you are champions!” I would again represent my community as part of the like to highlight that statement. Not only are the Board of Directors. Faithfully, opportunity graduates champions—they are innovators, they followed, as I was elected as President for are role models, and future leaders who will one the Corporation. This has been a wonderful day carry our Nation to prosperity. Che-miigwetch opportunity to fulfill and truly an honour to to former Chief Atlookan for those words. undertake these pivotal roles. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Never let yesterday’s disappointments overshadow I would like to acknowledge the many tomorrow’s dreams. Dream Big! contributions of all our Matawa First Nations Boards, (BOD, KKETS, Health Co-op, Education From what began as a dream, has become a vision Authority, Agoke). Our success relies on the day- of what the Matawa Education Learning Centre to-day activities that our boards carry out. To the has accomplished. Our Tribal Council has become Matawa Management staff, including KKETS and a trailblazer in paving the way for First Nations Education, your hard work and commitment is education and we will do the same in the area of what makes our Tribal Council what it is—a “trail broadband, a project that will have a huge impact blazer” for other First Nations to follow. in our First Nations. It is my pleasure to present you with the 31st The Matawa Health Co-op is also breaking ground Annual Report at this year’s Matawa Annual in supporting our communities in providing health General Meeting in the traditional territory of and wellness programming. There is a strong need Constance Lake First Nation. for mental health support in our communities. I would like to share with you that I have battled This I Remain, mental health—I suffered with grief. 2 2018 - 2019 Matawa Annual Report Robinson S. Meshake Matawa First Nations Management Board of Directors - 2018/2019 President Conrad Chapais Robinson Meshake Ginoogaming First Nation Aroland First Nation Stanley Oskineegish Vice President Nibinamik First Nation Frank Onabigon Long Lake #58 First Nation Sharon Sakanee Neskantaga First Nation Secretary/Treasurer Charlie Okees Roy Spence Eabametoong First Nation Webequie First Nation Robert Moonias Marten Falls First Nation Rosemary Moonias Constance Lake First Nation (Appointed by CLFN Chief & Council in May 2019) 31st Annual AGM - Constance Lake First Nation 3 Matawa First Nations Management Message from the CEO ᒪᑕᐗ ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐅᑫᒪᐎᓐ ᐁᑭᔑᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᒃ 1988᙮ ᒥᐦᐃᐌ ᓂᓱᒥᑎᓇᔑ ᐯᔑᑯ ᐱᐳᓐ ᑲᑭᐱᒥᐎᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᐁᑯ ᑲᑭᓂᒪᑭᑲᒃ, ᐊᓄᑭᐎᓐ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔐᐦᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑭᔭᐸᒡ ᒪᔭᒻ ᑭᐃᔑᑲᑯᓐ᙮ ᓄᑯᒥᑫ, ᔭᐦᐊᒃ ᒪᑕᐗ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᒃ ᐁᑭᒪᒋᑐᐗᒡ ᐸᑭ ᑲᐯᔑᑯᑲᐸᐎᐗ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᔭᐦᐃ ᑎᓄᑲᓐ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ: ᑭᑫᓄᒪᑫ ᑭᑫᓐᒋᑫᐎᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐎ ᐁᑯ ᑭᑯᓄᐦᐅᒪᑫᐎ ᐎᒋᐦᐃᐌᐎᓐ, ᒪᑕᐗ ᑭᑯᓄᐦᐅᒪᑫᐎ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓐ, ᒪᑕᐗ ᒥᓄᔭᐎᓐ ᐎᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐎᓐ ᐁᑯ ᒥᓇᔑᓐ Matawa First Nations Management was established ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ᙮ ᑕᑯᑕᔥ, ᒪᑕᐗ ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓐ, in 1988. Throughout its 31 years of its existence ᐁᑭᒪᒋᑐᐗᒡ ᔭᐦᐃ ᐎᒋᐦᐃᐌᐎᓇᓐ ᑐᓄᑲᓐ: ᒪᑕᐗ and growth, the structure has remained the same. ᐎᒋᐦᐃᐌᐎᓐ ᑲᐯᔑᐎᓇᓐ, ᒪᑡᐗ ᑐᐯᓐᒋᑫᐎᓐ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓐ, More recently, the Matawa Chiefs established ᓄᐅ ᓯᐱᓐᒃ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓇᒃ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓐ ᐁᑯ ᔭᐦᐃ ᒪᐗᑐᔥᑲᐎ several standalone corporations more specific to ᓯᐱ ᑕᔑᑫᐎ ᐎᒋᐦᐃᐌᐎᓐ᙮ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᐦᐅᓀᓂᐗᓐ programs these are: Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen ᑲᐯᔑᑯᑲᐸᐎᒪᑲᑭᓐ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᔭᐦᐃ ᐊᓂᓐ Employment & Training Services, Matawa Education Authority, Matawa Health Cooperative and ᑫᔑᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑫᑯᓇᓐ, ᑕᑯ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐁᑯ ᑲᑲᓂᓇ ᐅᐅᓀᓂᐗᓐ ᔭᐦᐃ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ Minawshyn Development. In addition, MFNM, has ᐅᓐᒋᑎᐯᓐᑕᑯᓄᓐ ᔭᐦᐃᒃ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᒃ ᐅᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᓇᐗ᙮ built several subsidiary corporations like: Matawa ᑐᓱ ᒪᒋᑕᐗᓇᓐ ᔭᐦᐃᒃ ᑫᓂᑲᓂᔥᑲᒧᐗᒡ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐎᓇᒃ Non-Profit Housing, Matawa Property Inc, Four Rivers Group Incorporated and the Gathering of ᐁᓇᓐᑕᐌᓐᑕᑯᓯᐗᒡ ᑕᑯ ᒋᐊᓂᐎᓐᑕᒧᐗᒡ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᓐ Rivers for Community Care. Each of these standalone ᐎᓐᑕᒪᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᒋᑫᐌᐎᑐᐗᒡ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐎᓂᐗ ᐁᑯ corporations require direction, oversight and they ᐁᐅᓐᒋᑐᐯᓐᑕᑯᓯᐗᒡ ᔭᐦᐃᒃ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐎᓂᐗ᙮ ᑕᓱ all are accountable to the member First Nations ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᑯ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓐ, ᔭᐦᐃ ᒥᑌᐦᐁ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᓐ through the Chiefs. Each corporation requires the ᐁᓇᓐᑕᐌᓐᑕᑯᒃ ᐁᑯ ᑕᑯ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᓇᓐᑕᐌᓐᑕᑯᒃ appointment of Directors who are to report and are ᒋᒧᓄᓭᒃ ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᔑᐸᑯᓭᓐᑕᒧᐗᒡ ᐁᑯ accountable to each of their First Nation. For each ᐃᓯᓭᐎᓇᓐ ᑾᔭᒃ ᒋᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐁᑯ ᐁᓄᑭᐎᓇᓐ First Nation and Chief, this requires extensive time ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᓐ ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᑯ ᒥᓯᐌ and effort to ensure that the First Nation’s concerns ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐃᓯᓭᐎᓇᓐ᙮ ᐁᔥᑲᒻ, ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᒃ ᐁᑲ and issues are managed and coordinated along with ᐁᑕᐎᓭᐗᒡ ᐁᑯ ᑕᑯ ᑐᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᓂ ᒋᐊᔭᒥᐗᒡ ᑾᔭᒃ other community and regional issues. At times, Chiefs ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐗᒡ ᐅᐅᐌᓂ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᔥᑲᒻ ᑐᑡᒃ do not have the time and effort to give their attention ᑯᑕᑭᔭᓐ ᐃᓯᓭᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᐊᓄᑲᑐᒧᐗᒡ᙮ ᒥᑕᔥ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᒃ as required as they may have 100 other issues that ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᐅᓐᒋᒪᓯᓭᑭᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᓇᓐ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐁᑲ ᑾᔭᒃ require their attention. The result may be that the ᐁᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐁᑯ ᒪᔭᒃ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᐅᓄᑭᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᑲ corporations may incur problems which may be ᒋᑭᒥᓄᓯᑫᓐ ᐁᑯ ᐎᒋᐦᐃᐌᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᑲ ᐃᓂᓂᐗᒃ -- detrimental to the mandate and the objectives of the ᑲᐎᒋᐦᐊᑲᓀᐗᒡ ᐃᓂᓂᐗᒃ ᒪᑡᐗ corporation thus affecting programs and services to ᑲᐅᓐᒋᑎᐯᓐᑕᑯᓯᐗᒡ᙮ the People—the clients of Matawa. 4 2018 - 2019 Matawa Annual Report In December 2018, the Matawa Chiefs mandated ᒪᓂᑐ ᑭᓯᔅ 2018, ᔭᐦᐊᒃ ᒪᑡᐗ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᒃ the Matawa First Nations Management to ᐁᑭᐅᓇᑯᓇᐗᒡ ᒪᑡᐗ ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓐ review and recommend restructuring of the ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐗᒡ ᐁᑯ ᑲᐃᓀᓐᑕᒧᐗᒡ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐗᒡ Matawa organization which include to develop ᒋᐊᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐎᓇᓐ ᔭᐦᐃᓐ ᒪᑡᐗ ᒪᑎᐎᓇᓐ ᔭᐦᐃ a corporate structure that will have all Matawa corporations report and be accountable to the ᐁᑭᑕᑯᓭᑭᓐ ᒋᐗᐌᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑫᐱᒥᓂᔐᐦᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᐊᓄᑭᐎ main Matawa First Nations Management, an ᐯᐸᓐ ᑕᑭᓇ ᒪᑡᐗ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐗᒡ umbrella organization that will provide oversight ᐎᓐᑕᒪᑫᐎ ᓴᑲᑭᐱᐦᐃᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᑯ ᔭᐦᐃᒃ and governance to all sub corporations. Each ᒋᐅᓐᒋᑎᐯᓐᑕᑯᑭᓐ ᔭᐦᐃ ᒪᑡᐗ ᑕᔑᑫᐎᓇ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓂᒃ, of these sub corporations will report and be ᑲᑭᓇ ᒋᓱᑯᓯᑭᓐ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᑾᔭᒃ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐁᑯ accountable to main umbrella organization by ᑾᔭᒃ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔐᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᓄᐎ ᐯᐸᓇᓐ ᑕᑯ reporting on a quarterly basis. The Chief Executive ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓀᓴᓐ᙮ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓀᓴᓐ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓄᒧᐗᒡ Officer would be responsible for implementing ᐎᓐᑕᒪᑫᐎ ᓴᑲᑭᐱᐦᐃᑫᐎᓇᓐ ᐁᑯ ᔭᐦᐃᒃ and directing actions accordingly to each Executive ᒋᐅᓐᒋᑎᐯᓐᑕᑯᑫᓐ ᑲᔑᓴᑯᓯᑭᓐ ᒪᒋᑕᐎᓇᓐ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᒡ Director of every sub-corporation as per direction ᐎᓐᑕᒪᑫᐎ ᐯᐸᓇᓐ ᓂᐗ ᑐᓱ ᐱᐳᓐ᙮ ᔭᐦᐊ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᓯᓐ provided by the Board of Directors
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