2022 FALL ASSEMBLY
Theme: Natsu’mawt: we are all connected – one heart, one mind.
Event form: In-Person and streaming. Some sessions were available only to in-person participants.
Agenda: Please see the outline below for the general presentation topics. The detailed agenda follows the recordings. (Click to download in PDF)
Fall Assembly Recordings
Day 1 Part 1
- Introduction & Context setting, Tier 2 opening
- DFO Pacific Region Update on Regional Plans, Priorities, and Collaborative Opportunities
- Crown Reconciliation in Fisheries: Overview and update of Federal Implementation of UNDRIP and DFO’s Reconciliation Action Plan
Day 1 Part 2
- Collaborative Opportunities for the Recovery and Restoration of Wild Pacific Salmon
- Plenary dialogue: Trilateral Coordination & Recovery and Restoration of Wild Pacific Salmon
Day 2 Part 1
- Welcome & Recap of Day One
- Government of BC Plans, Priorities, and Collaborative Opportunities, followed by Q&A
- Implementation of the BC Declaration Act: Co-Development of the BC Watershed Security Strategy and Coastal Marine Strategy
Day 2 Part 2
- Improving BC First Nations Economic Prosperity from Fishery Resources: Update on the Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative
Day 2 Part 3
- Case Study: Vision for Indigenous Collaboration on Habitat Protection
- Innovative Co-development and Capacity Building in Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping
- Youth Panel
- Closing Remarks
Fall Assembly Agenda
DAY 1 – October 12
| Day 1 (October 12, Morning) – not recorded | |
| 9:00
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Welcome and Introductions
· Alec Dan Musqueam First Nation / Coastal Wolf Pack · Stu Barnes, First Nations Fisheries Council of BC · Kenneth Malloway, First Nations Fisheries Council of BC |
| 9:30 | Tier 1: First Nations Engagement to Protect Salmon in International Waters
· Gord Sterritt, PSC First Nations Caucus Chair and Southern Panel member, Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance · Murray Ned, PSC Canadian Commissioner, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance · Russ Jones, PSC Canadian Commissioner, Haida Nation |
| 10:00 | A Framework for Effective Engagement with Government
· Maryantonette Flumian |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Tier 1: Strategic Directions: Building a Trilateral Salmon Accord
· Jordan Point, Executive Director, First Nations Fisheries Council of BC |
| 12:00 | Lunch Tier 2 |
| Day 1 (October 12, Afternoon) Tier 2 | |
| 1:00 | Introduction & Context setting, Tier 2 opening
· Jordan Point, Executive Director, First Nations Fisheries Council of BC |
| 1:15 | DFO Pacific Region Update on Regional Plans, Priorities, and Collaborative Opportunities
· Rebecca Reid, Regional Director General, Pacific Region, DFO |
| 1:45 | Q&A |
| 2:00 | Crown Reconciliation in Fisheries: Overview and update of Federal Implementation of UNDRIP and DFO’s Reconciliation Action Plan
· Luke McKay, Director, Policy Integration and Reconciliation, DFO · Elizabeth Logue, Director, UN Declaration Act Implementation Secretariat, Department of Justice |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Collaborative Opportunities for the Recovery and Restoration of Wild Pacific Salmon
· James Mack, Assistant Deputy Minister, Water Fisheries and Coastal Policy & Planning, Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship · Mike Meneer, Executive Director, Pacific Salmon Foundation · Sarah Murdoch, Senior Director, Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative · Jordan Point, Executive Director, First Nations Fisheries Council of BC · Gord Sterritt, Executive Director, Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance |
| 3:15 | Plenary dialogue: Trilateral Coordination & Recovery and Restoration of Wild Pacific Salmon
· James Mack, Assistant Deputy Minister, Water Fisheries and Coastal Policy & Planning, Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship · Sarah Murdoch, Senior Director, Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative · Gord Sterritt, Executive Director, Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance |
| 4:00 | Adjourn for the Day |
Evening:
6 pm to 8 pm: Casual Mixer/Meet and Greet Refresher (Tier 2)
Milltown Bar & Grill, 9191 Bentley St #101
Cash bar, some snacks provided
DAY 2 – October 13
| Day 2 | (October 13, morning) Tier 2 |
| 9:00 | Welcome & Recap of Day One
· Dr. Michelle Corfield |
| 9:15 | Government of BC Plans, Priorities, and Collaborative Opportunities, followed by Q&A
· Fin Donnelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship |
| 9:45 | Implementation of the BC Declaration Act: Co-Development of the BC Watershed Security Strategy and Coastal Marine Strategy
· Charlie Short, Executive Director, Coastal Marine Stewardship Branch, Ministry of Land, Water and Natural Resource Stewardship · Ted Zimmerman, Executive Director, Water Protection & Sustainability Branch, Ministry of Land, Water and Natural Resource Stewardship |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | Improving BC First Nations Economic Prosperity from Fishery Resources: Update on the Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative
· Fernando Salazar, Business Development Team Lead, Skeena Fisheries Commission |
| 12:00 | Lunch: Salmon Parks |
| Day 2 | (October 13, Afternoon) Tier 2 |
| 1:00 | Case Study: Vision for Indigenous Collaboration on Habitat Protection
· Morgan Guerin, President, First Nations Fisheries Legacy Fund · Jenna Duncan, Manager, First Nations Fisheries Legacy Fund · Skyeler Folks, Wildlife and Ecosystems Project Manager, Okanagan Nation Alliance · Kyla Warren, Biologist – Environmental Assessments, Skeena Fisheries Commission · Dr. Chris Bone, Associate Professor, University of Victoria · Dr. Crystal Tremblay, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria |
| 1:45 | Case Study: Amplifying Voices – Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
· Roger Dunlop, Lands Manager, Mowachaht/Muchalaht Natural Resources · Rick Bailey, Councilor, Katzie First Nation (virtual) · Tara Marsden, IPA Lead, Wilp Sustainability Contractor, Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs & Hlimoo Sustainable Solutions (virtual) |
| 2:30 | Innovative Co-development and Capacity Building in Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping
· Charmaine Bosse, Environmental Advisor, Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping, Transport Canada · James Herbert, Cumulative Effects Consultant · Chief Gordon Planes, T’Sou-ke First Nation |
| 3:00 | Youth Panel
· Kasey Stirling, Student, UBC Centre for Indigenous Fisheries · Patience Muldoe, Student, Gitksan Watershed Authorities · Moderated by Kimbaya Carriere & Rebeka MacDonald, First Nations Fisheries Council of BC |
| 3:45pm | Closing Remarks
· Jordan Point, Executive Director, First Nations Fisheries Council of BC |
