British Columbia Agenda – draft
BC ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS
18th ANNUAL SPECIAL CHIEFS MEETING
MARCH 9 & 10, 2022
9:00AM – 3:30PM
Via Zoom
Chair: Harold Tarbell
– March 9, 2022
OPENING BLESSING AND WELCOME
Dr. Gwendolyn Point and Chief Robert Joseph, Knowledge Keepers
OVERVIEW AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Harold Tarbell, Chair
WELCOME AND ADDRESS
Regional Chief Terry Teegee
UPDATE FROM BCAFN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chief Harvey McLeod
ADDRESSES FROM BCAFN REPRESENTATIVES
• Louisa Housty-Jones, BCAFN Woman’s Representative
• Justen Peters, BCAFN Male Youth Representative
• Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, BCAFN Female Youth Representative
RESOLUTION
01/2022: Intersectional Advocacy and Capacity Building Grounded in First Nations Knowledges
HEALTH BREAK
ADDRESS BY MINISTER MARC MILLER – CROWN INDIGENOUS RELATIONS
ADDRESS BY NATIONAL CHIEF ROSEANNE ARCHIBALD
LUNCH
KEYNOTE – Ashley Callingbull, Actress, Activist, Mrs.Universe
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
• Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse, AFN Lead Negotiator
• Regional Chief Terry Teegee, Children and Families TWG
• Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, Children and Families TWG
• Cheryl Casimer, Children and Families TWG
• Mary Teegee, NAC Representative
RESOLUTION
02/2022: Call to Ensure the Final Settlement Agreement On Long-Term Reform Of The FNCFS Program And Jordan’s Principle Include Legally-Binding Funding Requirements
BCAFN GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
• Chief Jerry Jack
• Darren Haines
RESOLUTIONS
• 03/2022: Amendments to the Governance Manual Recommended by the Governance Committee
• 04/2022: Governance Committee Appointment to Fill Vacancy
FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION STEERING COMMITTEE
• Deb Jeffrey
• Tyrone McNeil
• Thane Bonar, FNESC
• Verna Billy Minnabarriet, IAHLA
RESOLUTION
05/2022: Support for the Development of the British Columbia First Nations Tripartite Post-Secondary Education Model
ADDRESS BY MINISTER PATTY HAJDU – INDIGENOUS SERVICES CANADA
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ACT ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
• Regional Chief Terry Teegee
• Merle Alexander, Legal Counsel
ADJOURNMENT
– March 10, 2022
OPENING BLESSING
Dr. Gwendolyn Point and Chief Robert Joseph, Knowledge Keepers
OVERVIEW OF THE AGENDA
Harold Tarbell, Chair
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Dr. Evan Adams, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Public Health, First Nation and Inuit Health Branch, Indigenous Services Canada
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Wayne Schnitzler, FNESS
CLIMATE CHANGE
• Patricia Rojas-Caro
• Cheyenne Arnold-Cunningham
• Josh Kioke
RESOLUTION
06/2022: Support for the Draft BC First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan
HEALTH BREAK
FIRST NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE SECRETARIAT
Jehan Casey, CEO
RESOLUTION
07/2022: Support for a Renewed First Nations Public Service Capacity Support Strategy and for the First Nations Public Service Secretariat
JUSTICE UPDATE
• Regional Chief Terry Teegee
• Doug White and Rosalie Yazzie, First Nations Justice Council
RESOLUTION
08/2022: Abolition of the Deplorable and Unconstitutional Use of Solitary Confinement in Carceral Facilities in BC
LUNCH BREAK
ADDRESS BY MINISTER DAVID LAMETTI, JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
KEYNOTE – Carey Price, Montreal Canadians Goaltender
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Regional Chief Terry Teegee
CANNABIS UPDATE
Chief Harvey McLeod
RESOLUTION
09/2022: Support in Principle for the BC First Nations Cannabis Strategy
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS UPDATE – VATICAN DELEGATION
Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir, BC Representative
RESOLUTIONS
ADJOURNMENT