Goals and Objectives
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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 |