Multi-Community Governance & Treaty Forum (March 2 – 4, 2016)
Links to Videos and PDFs
Day 1 – Wednesday March 2, 2016
Opening Prayer and Welcome
- Opening comments and welcome from Acting Chief Commissioner Celeste Haldane and Forum Facilitator Angela Wesley
- Satsan [Herb George], Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief
First Nations Governance Models and Mechanisms
- Maa-nulth First Nations – John Jack
- Ktunaxa Nation – Kathryn Teneese
- Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw – Grand Chief Joe Hall, Dave Schaepe, and Jean Teillet
Canada’s Support of Nation Re-Building: Towards Sustainable, Well-Governed Indigenous Nations
- Joe Wild, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Effective Constitution Building
- Sophie Pierre, Former Chief Commissioner
Constitution Table Talks
- Roundtable discussions
- Dr. Stephen Cornell, Sophie Pierre and Satsan [Herb George]
Day 2 – Thursday March 3, 2016
Opening Prayer and Welcome
- Forum Facilitator Angela Wesley
- Miles Richardson, Former Chief Commissioner
First Nations Governance Models and Mechanisms
- Nisga’a Lisims Government – Kevin McKay, Executive Chairperson – PDF
- Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw – PDF
- Yukon Experience – Dave Joe, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations – PDF
Multi-Community Governance: Some International Comparisons
- Dr. Stephen Cornell – PDF
The UN Declaration, Treaty Making, and Indigenous Nationhood: Role of Tribunals
- Justice Harry Slade – PDF
- Sophie Pierre, Dave Joe and Miles Richardson
Day 3 – Friday March 4, 2016
Opening Prayer and Welcome
- Forum Facilitator Angela Wesley
- Judge Steven Point, Former Chief Commissioner
Section 35 in Perspective: The Long View
- Honourable Ian Binnie
- Judge Steven Point, Justice Harry Slade and Honourable Ian Binnie
Forum Closing Remarks