<p class="jobtitle">Executive Chair, First Nations Financial Management Board</p>
<p class="jobtitle">Executive Chair, First Nations Financial Management Board</p>
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<p>Bio</p>
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<p>Harold Calla serves as the Executive Chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB). As one of three institutions created under the Fiscal Management Act, FMB supports First Nations economic development by increasing access to capital markets and providing capacity development support to First Nations in the areas of financial administration law development, and optional certification of financial performance and governance systems.
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A member of the Squamish Nation, Harold returned from many years focused on international business, to serve the Squamish Nation as a negotiator in the areas of economic development, land management and finance, and served eight years on the Squamish Council. He has also acted as an advisor and an arbitrator for First Nations in Western Canada.
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He was instrumental in the development of the <i>First Nations Land Management Act</i>, <i>First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FMA)</i>, <i>First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (FNCIDA)</i>, and the <i>First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act</i>. These optional legislative pieces allow First Nations on a sectorial basis the ability to move out from under the <i>Indian Act</i>. </p>
<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#New_perspectives_on_Indigenous_data New perspectives on Indigenous data]</strong></p>
<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#New_perspectives_on_Indigenous_data New perspectives on Indigenous data]</strong></p>