Annual Fall Assembly
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AGENDA
DAY 1: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8
1:00 | Intro, Opening Ceremony | Coastal Wolfpack |
1:10 | Council Welcome | Hugh Braker, Council President, FNFC |
1:17 | Turning the Tide in Indigenous Governance | Jody Wilson-Raybould, Former MP, author of “Indian in the Cabinet”Jordan Point, Executive Director, FNFC |
1:45 | DFO Pacific Region overview | Rebecca Reid, Regional Director General, Pacific Region, DFO |
2:15 | Province of BC update | James Mack, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Stewardship and |
2:45 | Break | |
2:55 | FNFC strategic direction and year in review (Includes Q&A) | Jordan Point, Executive Director, FNFC |
3:25 | Panel Discussion: Capacity and Collaboration | Gord Sterritt, Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation AllianceStu Barnes, Skeena Fisheries CommissionHowie Wright, Okanagan Nation Alliance Fisheries DepartmentSonora Thompson, Island Marie Aquatic Working GroupEric Angel,Uu-a-thluk FisheriesFernando Salazar, Skeena Fisheries CommissionAngela Addison, North Coast Skeena First Nations Stewardship SocietyJordan Point, FNFC Executive Director |
4:05 | Closing remarks | Michelle Corfield |
4:10 | Adjourn |
DAY 2: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
1:00 | Intro, Overview of Salmon Parks | Michelle Corfield (Facilitation)Roger Dunlop, Lands, Resources and Fisheries Manager, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First NationArchie Little, Councillor, Nuchatlaht First Nations |
1:23 | First Nations Role in International Fisheries: Overview | Gordon Sterritt, Chair, First Nations Caucus, Pacific Salmon Commission |
1:32 | First Nations Role in International Fisheries: Panel Discussion/Q&A | John Field, Executive Secretary, Pacific Salmon CommissionMurray Ned, PSC Commissioner & Executive Director of Lower Fraser Fisheries AllianceRuss Jones, Advisor to the First Nations PSC Commissioners |
2:00 | Salmon Ceremony/ Break | Sumas First Nation |
2:10 | BC Wild Salmon Strategy Overview (Incudes Q&A) | Fin Donnelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture |
2:25 | Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative Overview (Includes Q&A) | Sarah Murdoch, Senior Director, Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative, DFOWes Shoemaker, Executive Head, Pacific Salmon Strategy Transformation, DFO |
2:50 | Break | Michelle Corfield |
3:00 | Legal Matters (Theme 6): Ahousaht Decision (Includes Q&A) | Cliff Atleo |
3:25 | Cumulative effects: Blueberry River First Nations Case(Includes Q&A) | Chief Marvin Yahey, Chief, Blueberry River First NationsMaegan Giltrow, Legal Council, Ratcliff LLP |
3:55 | Closing remarks | Michelle Corfield |
4:00 | Adjourn |
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
1:00 | Intro | Michelle Corfield |
1:05 | Panel: First Nations-led emergency response | Wayne Schnitzler, First Nations Emergency Services SocietyBrian Holmes, Nicola Drought CommitteeWendy Hawks, Penticton Band Natural Resources |
1:45 | Fish–People–Place: | Dr. Andrea Reid, Assistant Professor, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
2:15 | Break | |
2:30 | OPP update with Transport Canada | Cecilia Lei, Regional Director, OPP Engagement, Transport Canada |
2:40 | Panel: Marine Spatial Planning | June Rifkin, Regional Manager, Marine Spatial Planning, DFOCharlie Short, Executive Director, Regional Operations, Province of BCEric Angel, Uu-a-thluk Fisheries Program Manager, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council |
2:55 | Joint Q&A session for OPP and Marine Spatial Planning speakers | |
3:10 | Youth Panel: A Youth-Led Approach to Stewardship | Jenna Duncan, FNFCKimbaya Carriere, FNFCKasey StirlingKatelyn BarnettLatiya Northwest |
3:50 | Closing remarks | Hugh Braker, Council President, FNFC |
4:00 | Adjourn |