First Nations Managers’ Joint Gathering
First Nations Managers’ Joint Gathering
What: First Nations Managers’ Joint Gathering
When: Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Where: Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre located on Sumanik Drive in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
The First Nations Managers’ Joint Gathering (formally known as the Open House) will be held June 11-12, 2019.
To view our final agenda, click here.
This event is organized by the Regional Office of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada/Indigenous Services Canada.
The main target Audience: Executive Directors and Senior Managers – Yukon and Northern British Columbia First Nations
On behalf of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Yukon Region we are pleased to host the First Nations Managers’ Joint Gathering (formally known at the Open House) on June 11-12, 2019. The event will take place over two days at the Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre located on Sumanik Drive.
This is an opportunity to hear presentations from federal departments on programs and services, and to share information with other First Nations on positive projects that have been undertaken in your own communities. We are in the process of developing the agenda for this event, and are looking for your input. Types of topics that have been covered at previous events include human resources, finance, community planning, governance capacity etc.
Space is available for two-four representatives from each First Nation/organization. There will be refreshments throughout, and lunch will be provided on the first day.
Feel free to contact Stephanie Brown with any questions or suggestions you may have. Stephanie can be reached at [[1]] or 867-667-3803.
Presentations from the agenda
Day 1: Tuesday, June 11, 2019
- Dionne Savill Regional Director General, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Financial Training Support-Shayla Point, First Nations Financial Management Board
- Yukon College-Haley Mitander
- First Nations and Inuit Health Branch-101 Presentation Louis Dumulon, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch-Indigenous Services Canada
- An Overview of CIRNAC Lands Programs Allister Morrison and Emily Brascoupe, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs CanadaFirst Nations Land Management
Reserve Land and Environment Management Program
- Secure Certificate of Indian Status Trace Joe-Caley and Selena Humphries, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada-Client Services
- Employment and Social Development Canada – Service Canada: Updates on Programs, Services and Initiatives Muepu (Fox) Kabuya, Service Canada, Citizen Services
- Post-Secondary and Labour Market: The Next Big Thing Anton Solomon, Yukon government-Department of Education
- Working together for traditional food accessibility across Canada Heather Park and Colleen Ahntholz, Canadian Food Inspection Agency/Government of Canada
- Briefing on the Priority Place Initiative - Yukon South Beringia Paula Pacholek, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
Day 2: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
- Introduction to Emergency Management Dave Beaudoin and Ken Fuller, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Overview of Water/Wastewater Programs Andrea Morgan, Chris Potvin and Carlene Hajash, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program Beyond 2021 deck Beverly Fouhse, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch-Indigenous Services Canada
- Representative Public Service Plan Michel Léger, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- CIRNAC Yukon’s Indigenous Recruitment Action Plan Caleigh Miller, Canada’s Free Agents
- Economic Development: Opportunities to Innovate and Participate Torrine Johnson, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency-Government of Canada
- Northern Housing Innovation Centre Stephen Mooney, Yukon College
