In-SHUCK-ch Nation

The 1st Pillar of the Nation Building Plan:

Government & AdministrationJanuary 2016 Gatherings

Nation Building

• Agenda:– Review from last time - The Nation Building Plan– The Golden Apple– The 4 Pillars of the Nation Building Plan– Focus today on Government & Administration

Pillar– 9 Building Blocks that make up the Government &

Administration Pillar– Summary & Conclusion

The Nation Building Plan

• Treaty is a tool for us to achieve self-government so we can be in charge of our own destinies.

• Once we ratify the Treaty we will have to start Nation Building – planning our self government and building a better lifeTo do this we implement the Nation Building Plan

A BETTER LIFELife Under

the Indian ActSelf

GovernmentTreaty

Building a Better Life

Sustainable Economy

Self Government

Assuming authority over our lives and

lands

A BETTER LIFE

Healthy Communities

Strong Culture

Jobs

Our own LawsHealthy Lands

and Sustainable Resources

Education

Housing

Fair and equitable

society

Language

Protocols Our own Institutions

The 4 Pillars of the Nation Building Plan

• The Nation Building Plan covers four categories:– Government and Administration– Economic Development– Land, Resources and Capital Infrastructure– Social Development

These are the pillars for rebuilding our Nation

The 1st Pillar

• Government and Administration1) Strategic Plan for Self-Government2) Institution Building3) Government Organization4) Legislative Plan and Drafting5) Operational Plan and Budget6) Dispute Resolution Process7) Court Services and Enforcement8) Transition Plan and Closing Activities9) Cultural Protocol 1

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Strategic Plan for Self Government

• A strategic plan provides guidance and accountability for self-government – sets the stage for everything else

• Long term, shared vision with short term goals and strategies to achieve that long term vision– Shared vision will be defined by community– Members will have input in defining the vision and values

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Institution Building

• Governing institutions are set out in a Constitution– The Constitution is defined and voted on by

members

• The Constitution sets out the political structure, governing institutions and rules– Every Nation government we ever elect post treaty

will have to follow the Constitution

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• Our Vision will help shape our Constitution;

• Our Constitution will shape every other aspect of our governance and policies, including decisions about any of the other pillars

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Government Organization

• Different government organizations (Treaty office, band offices) will come together under a new structure– New Structure will be based on new responsibilities and

roles needed to fulfill those responsibilities• Consolidate delivery of services

– Consolidate existing staff, and hire new staff• Based on skills

– Capacity building & Staff Training Plan– Create Policies for a productive and healthy working

environment

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Legislative Plan and Drafting

• Under self-government we will have law making authority over a range of matters.– It will take time to develop the laws, and the institutions

and revenue to administer and enforce our laws.• The Legislative Plan will help us plan the order,

timing and process for making our laws– Identify which laws and regulations to make and when– Process for drafting laws– Identify an approval process

• We will establish a Legislative Review Committee to draft the Legislative Plan

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Operational Plan and Budget

• Our Operational Plan and Budget will help us be accountable to members on our operations and spending. – Allocate a budget to meet the goals set out in the

Strategic Plan • The planning will include joining of managing

processes, which are currently different across each organization

• Appropriate budgeting tools and capacity to use those tools– Training for staff on new tools and process

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Dispute Resolution Process

• On Effective Date we will need a process to review and appeal of administrative decisions made.

• Dispute resolution must be independent of other processes.– We will be guided by our constitution when

creating the dispute resolution process– We will learn from other First Nations

• We will need to train people to serve on this committee

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Court Services and Enforcement

• After Effective Date In-SHUCK-ch will be responsible for enforcing laws.

• We will have to decide how we work with Canada, BC or their agencies to enforce our laws on our behalf.

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Transition Plan

• Building up all these institutions and processes, and transitioning to self-government is a lot of work!– We will need to a have framework to ensure we

didn’t forget anything A Transition Plan• Many activities in a short time frame, many

legal details• We will need to look at community issues,

transitioning reserves and bands into Nation Land and local governments, closing plan, survey of Treaty Land and other issues.

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Cultural Protocol

• If you look at the Indian Act you will see it has no reference to our cultural values.

• With self-government we can make sure cultural values and practices are incorporated into our government– We will need to identify how to bring this cultural

protocols into our governance procedures– it not only for ourselves but also show others

what our culture means.

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Summary

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Conclusion

• The Constitution will shape the way we govern– No future Nation government will be able to do

anything that goes against the constitution– Members will have a say and vote on the

Constitution

• There will be quite a bit of work to be done and you need to think of how you wish to be involved.– Part of the involvement could include training for

positions so we can employ our own members.