Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Annual Report 2011-12

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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
Canada and the First Nations Historical TimelineTreaty 8 sub-table membersName Sub-table First NationJudy Kim (Point Person) Tuition Agreements Tallcree Tribal GovernmentEmily Calliou (Elder) Tuition Agreements Sucker CreekAl Rollins (Point Person) Education Restructuring Kitaskinaw Tribal CouncilDavid Yu Education Restructuring Little Red River Cree NationPat Grey Education Restructuring Whitefish LakeGloria Cardinal Data Sharing Protocol Little Red River Cree NationEsther Giroux Data Sharing Protocol Treaty 8Bert Alook Data Sharing Protocol Bigstone Cree NationMayble Noskiye Children in Care / Not in School Loon RiverPauline Giroux Children in Care / Not in School DriftpileEmily Cheecham (Elder) Children in Care / Not in School Fort McMurrayGladys Cardinal Teacher Recruitment Bigstone Cree NationCheryl Sheldon Teacher Recruitment Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional CouncilFlorestine Chowace (Elder) Teacher Recruitment Sturgeon LakeBilly Joe Laboucan Community and Parental Engagement Kitaskinaw Tribal CouncilAlice Martin Community and Parental Engagement Athabasca Tribal CouncilJerry Noskey Community and Parental Engagement Kitaskinaw Tribal CouncilFred Francis Willier (Elder) Community and Parental Engagement Sucker CreekEileen Lines (Point Person) Special Education Treaty 8Lori Aliche Special Education Dene Tha’Marie Goodale (Elder) Special Education Dene Tha’Kathleen Laboucan Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre WoodlandNora Yellowknee (Point Person) Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre Bigstone Cree NationHarry Lawrence Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre Duncan’sCurrent StatusAll eight sub-tables are at various stages of completing their report’s, all reports will be complete by April 6, 2012.A brief update on the current status of the sub-tables has been presented by the MOU Coordinator. The reportand update was accepted by the Chiefs in Assembly via Assembly of Treaty Chiefs motion # 2012-02-29/04M.Community Engagement session are underway and have taken place in Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and in Treaty 8 andcontinue to take place. Since October, 2011 Treaty 8 alone has hosted eighteen (18) First Nation communitybased sessions. A soft media campaign has been proposed including radio announcements, newsletter, volume3 and DVD production.National PanelThe Chiefs of Alberta participated in the National Panel discussion in the fall of 2011. On February 8, 2012, -following an extensive, nation-wide engagement process, the members of the National Panel on First NationElementary and Secondary Education have delivered their final report to the National Panel’s co-sponsors, Mr.Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations and the Honourable John Duncan, Ministerof Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development CanadaPage 21
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTSMessage from The Grand Chie
Page 5 and 6: Grand Chief KappoPage 3
Page 7: Event PHOTOSPage 5
Page 10 and 11: Canada and the First Nations Histor
Page 12 and 13: Over 70 historical treatiesnegotiat
Page 14 and 15: LivelihoodMessage from Chief of Liv
Page 18 and 19: EducationDale Awasis, Education Dir
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Page 32 and 33: Children’s AgendaAnn NipshankThe
Page 34 and 35: Treaty 8 RightsAs Understood by the
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