An Orientation Manual to Support First Nations of the Maa-Nulth Treaty and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Regional Cooperation

An Orientation Manual to Support First Nations of the Maa-Nulth Treaty and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Regional Cooperation

ORIENTATION MANUAL tasii ORIENTATION MANUAL An orientation manual to support First Nations of the Maa-nulth Treaty and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District regional cooperation · June 2012 · TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW . 1 THE MAA-NULTH TREATY . 2 Overview 2 The Details 5 The Treaty and Regional Governance 8 HUU-AY-AHT FIRST NATIONS . 10 Organizational Structure 10 +XXD\DKW·V$SSRLQWHHWRWKH$&5' Huu-ay-aht Legislation 12 YUUŁU IŁ ATH GOVERNMENT . 14 Organizational Structure 14 'V$SSRLQWHHWRWKH$&5·XXáXࡲLáࡲDW٧> HJLVODWLRQ/XXáXࡲLáࡲDW٧> ALBERNI-CLAYOQUOT REGIONAL DISTRICT . 17 Organizational Structure 18 $&5'%RDUGRI'LUHFWRUV $&5'%RDUG&RPPLWWHHV Procedures and Protocols: The Details 21 Meetings 21 $&5'6HUYLFHV 6HUYLFH&UHDWLRQ %XGJHWLQJDQG$SSRUWLRQPHQW 3URSHUW\$VVHVVPHQWDQG7D[DWLRQ2YHUYLHZDQG6XPPDU\ APPENDICES. 30 $SSHQGL[&RPPXQLW\3URӾOHV $SSHQGL[7HUPVDQG7HUPLQRORJ\ $SSHQGL[5HVRXUFHV tasii means path or trail in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, the language spoken by Huu-ay-aht, Yuułu ił ath, Toquaht, Uchucklesaht, Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h. 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