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Enhance
and promote the general well being of our people by providing programs,
services, and opportunities;
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Establish
an information centre for collecting, updating and retaining data
and information on local and regional resource development. |
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Identify
ongoing environmental, health, social and economic issues. |
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Develop,
implement and enhance effective education, training, employment, health
care, infrastructure and other programs required to meet current and
long term needs of member First Nations. |
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Foster
growth, prosperity and development of First Nations communities
through capacity building;
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Analyze
existing management practices and program delivery mechanisms by conducting
community reviews |
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Provide
capacity building options and assist the First Nations communities
in assessing funds, if required, to enhance their ability to effectively
manage their resources |
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Conduct
community workshops and, as required, provide training opportunities
to enable communities to adequately address environmental, social,
economic and technical matters related to resource development. |
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Maintain
and protect our Treaty Rights and Freedoms
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Conduct
community and public education workshops on the history of the Treaties |
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Conduct
workshops specifically geared to industry to enhance their knowledge
of Treaties from a First Nation's historical perspective |
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Identify
with industry concrete ways it can support and enhance ATC's position
and concerns in addressing Treaty Rights and Freedoms and related
issues with all levels of governments |
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Set
up meetings with the Federal Government to begin addressing outstanding
Treaty issues |
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Continue
to work with the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta on building the
Treaty 8 Bilateral process |
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Promote,
maintain and protect the integrity of our relationship with Mother
Earth, the Land, water, ice, air, and resources
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Identify
ongoing environmental, health, and socioeconomic issues |
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Enhance
First Nations involvement in the environmental and socioeconomic regulatory
processes in obtaining intravenor status |
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Secure
financial resources to retain third party technical, environmental,
social and economic issues and consult with ATC and individual First
Nations communities on these matters |
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Identify
cumulative effects relating to environmental, technical, social and
economic issues and consult with ATC and individual First Nations
communities on these matters |
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In
conjunction with industry and governments, design and implement processes
that address cumulative effects and its impact on each First Nation
community |
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Promote
and protect our origins, territories, environment, culture, customs,
history and languages as First Nations' peoples
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Identify
traditional and historical knowledge by conducting, maintaining, and
completing base line data and demographic studies |
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Conduct
community educational workshops informing the membership of the history
of First Nations in the region, including our cultures, traditions,
and lifestyles |
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Utilize
the Treaty 8 Centennial Commemoration to promote our history, cultures,
traditions, and lifestyles to the general public |
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Work
together in harmony and unity, supporting each other politically,
socially, economically and culturally;
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Address
common issues, develop positions and lobbying strategies at monthly
ATC Board meetings |
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Develop
internal working protocols and agreements in order to address common
issues related to Resource Development |
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Report
Community Resource Development initiatives to ATC in order to maintain
a united front in addressing resource development issues |
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Develop
meaningful and productive relationships with out stakeholders.
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Establish
and maintain effective lines of communications with resource developers
by having collective quarterly meetings |
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Facilitate
in-community consultation to effectively consult on resource development
issues |
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Represent
the community on matters relating to resource development at appropriate
government forums and existing multi-sectorial mechanisms |
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Establish
agreements with stakeholders which outlines the parameters of consultation;
financial terms for consultation; composition of committees that may
be struck; length of agreement and all other matters that may arise |
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