Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Annual Report 2011-12

Canada and the First Nations Historical TimelineMOU Working GroupA working group drafted the MOU over a period of six months with direction from their respective senior officials,and then presented the draft to all parties in November 2009. Recommended changes were incorporated andthe final draft was approved on January 27, 2010. Since the signing of the MOU by elected leaders, an all-partyMOU working group has developed an implementation framework to assist in fulfilling the commitments of theMOU. Implementation will be an ongoing process that will evolve to meet the changing dynamics of First Nationseducation in Alberta.Sub-TablesThe eight sub-tables were created by the MOU Working Group to assist with the delivery of the mostcomprehensive approach possible for implementation of the MOU on Education. Originally there were four(4) sub-tables namely Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom Centre (IK&WC), Education Restructuring, Tuition/Transitions and Data Protocol, these four came on-line in February, 2011. The Working Group needed moreassistance to fore fill its mandate and the 9 commitments, as funding became available the four remaining subtablesnamely Teachers Recruitment and Retention, Special Education, Children in Care/ Children not in School,and Community Engagement came on-line.Sub-table orientation session - November, 2011An orientation was hosted in November 2011 and work began for the four remaining sub-tables in December2011. All eight Sub-tables, consisting of representatives from all Parties, were established to complete tasks underthe MOU and implementation framework, as directed by the MOU Working Group. There are approximately 111people participating in the MOU process of which 74 (67 %) represent First Nations Educational interest. Thefollowing table is a list of all Treaty 8 representatives that participated on the sub-tables.Page 20