First Nations Fisheries

The FNFC would like to invite First Nations Leaders, Fishers, Community Members, and Fisheries Managers & Technicians to participate in a two-day Tier 1 & Tier 2 regional dialogue session relating to First Nations fisheries, allocations and access. The purpose of these dialogue sessions is to provide a venue for First Nations and DFO to have broad discussions on Section 35.1 fisheries, specifically food, social & ceremonial (FSC) fisheries, and First Nations’ allocations and access to better understand how meaningful fisheries are envisioned and to find new approaches to achieve this.  See the attached correspondence from DFO for more detailed information.

The upcoming First Nation Fisheries & FSC Allocation Regional Dialogue Sessions are scheduled for:

• February 13 & 14: Nanaimo | Vancouver Island Conference Centre – 101 Gordon Street, Nanaimo
• February 25 & 26: Prince George | Uda Dune Baiyoh (House of Ancestors) – 355 Vancouver Street, Prince George
• March 4 & 5: Terrace | Best Western Terrace Inn – 4553 Grieg Ave, Terrace
• March 7 & 8: Harrison Hot Springs | Harrison Hot Springs Resort – 100 Esplanade Ave, Harrison Hot Springs

Each regional session will have Tier 1 (First Nations only) and Tier 2 (First Nations and DFO) components. First Nation participants are welcome to attend any one of the regional sessions, however the agenda for each meeting will be the same so participants are advised to attend the workshop closest to the region in which they work to facilitate discussion of region-specific topics and issues. The FNFC will consolidate First Nation input from the regional sessions and will host a province-wide engagement session at the end of March (date to be confirmed) in Vancouver/Richmond to review the results and to make recommendations for collaborative policy review and development in 2019/20.

More detailed information on the regional dialogue sessions will be distributed in early February.

Please register to participate in one of the regional dialogue sessions at: http://www.createsurvey.com/s/wcW2MJ/?

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Travel subsidies:

Limited funding is available to help support First Nation participant travel to one regional dialogue session. Participants must register for one of the regional dialogue sessions and if travel support is needed, registered participants must also complete a separate Travel Subsidy Request form.

To apply for a travel subsidy, participants must complete the Travel Subsidy Request form on-line:  http://www.createsurvey.com/s/4atang/?

Please note that completed subsidy requests must be received by the deadline of Friday February 15^th to qualify. Travel subsidies will be approved on a rolling basis, so early application is recommended.

Applicants will receive an email to confirm whether or not they have been approved for a travel subsidy.

Please review the complete FNFC Travel Guidelines (link) when applying for travel subsidy and arranging your travel.

• Funds available for travel subsidies are limited; subsidies will be awarded on an as-needed basis, and subsidy amounts (e.g. full or partial reimbursement) may vary depending on the number of funding requests received.
• Only one application per community/organization will be considered.
• Participants must attend the entire duration of the meeting to qualify (for a 2-day meeting, participants must attend both days to qualify for reimbursement)

The travel subsidy request form is not a travel claim. Participants approved for travel reimbursement will be provided with an FNFC travel claim at the close of the meeting which must completed and submitted to the FNFC within 30 days after the event.  At the discretion of the FNFC, any claim forms submitted after 30-days have lapsed may no longer qualify for reimbursement.

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If you have questions about the regional dialogue sessions, please contact FNFC Strategic Development Manager Deana Machin (deana@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) or Communications Manager Aimee Arsenault (info@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) at 778-379-6470.

New Date! February 20, 2019 from 10-11 AM PT: First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining and Report on Mining Law Reform

To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5324631744269293057

In this webinar, Jacinda Mack from the Xatśūll First Nation will present on the BC First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining (FNWARM) organization and its projects “Stand for Water” and the Tulalip Water Protection Declaration. Alex Etchell, a researcher with the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre, will discuss their soon to be released report entitled Mining Law Reform: An Action Plan for Change developed in partnership with FNWARM, Fair Mining Collaborative, Northern Confluence and Mining Watch Canada. This report proposes recommendations to reform BC’s regulatory system for mining in response to growing evidence of systemic failures including the Mount Polley Mine disaster. Alex will focus especially on the recommendations related to water protection.

The FNFC would like to invite First Nations Leaders, Fishers, Community Members, and Fisheries Managers & Technicians to participate in a two-day Tier 1 & Tier 2 regional dialogue session relating to First Nations fisheries, allocations and access. The purpose of these dialogue sessions is to provide a venue for First Nations and DFO to have broad discussions on Section 35.1 fisheries, specifically food, social & ceremonial (FSC) fisheries, and First Nations’ allocations and access to better understand how meaningful fisheries are envisioned and to find new approaches to achieve this.  See the attached correspondence from DFO for more detailed information.

The upcoming First Nation Fisheries & FSC Allocation Regional Dialogue Sessions are scheduled for:

• February 13 & 14: Nanaimo | Vancouver Island Conference Centre – 101 Gordon Street, Nanaimo
• February 25 & 26: Prince George | Uda Dune Baiyoh (House of Ancestors) – 355 Vancouver Street, Prince George
• March 4 & 5: Terrace | Best Western Terrace Inn – 4553 Grieg Ave, Terrace
• March 7 & 8: Harrison Hot Springs | Harrison Hot Springs Resort – 100 Esplanade Ave, Harrison Hot Springs

Each regional session will have Tier 1 (First Nations only) and Tier 2 (First Nations and DFO) components. First Nation participants are welcome to attend any one of the regional sessions, however the agenda for each meeting will be the same so participants are advised to attend the workshop closest to the region in which they work to facilitate discussion of region-specific topics and issues. The FNFC will consolidate First Nation input from the regional sessions and will host a province-wide engagement session at the end of March (date to be confirmed) in Vancouver/Richmond to review the results and to make recommendations for collaborative policy review and development in 2019/20.

More detailed information on the regional dialogue sessions will be distributed in early February.

Please register to participate in one of the regional dialogue sessions at: http://www.createsurvey.com/s/wcW2MJ/?

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Travel subsidies:

Limited funding is available to help support First Nation participant travel to one regional dialogue session. Participants must register for one of the regional dialogue sessions and if travel support is needed, registered participants must also complete a separate Travel Subsidy Request form.

To apply for a travel subsidy, participants must complete the Travel Subsidy Request form on-line:  http://www.createsurvey.com/s/4atang/?

Please note that completed subsidy requests must be received by the deadline of Friday February 15^th to qualify. Travel subsidies will be approved on a rolling basis, so early application is recommended.

Applicants will receive an email to confirm whether or not they have been approved for a travel subsidy.

Please review the complete FNFC Travel Guidelines (link) when applying for travel subsidy and arranging your travel.

• Funds available for travel subsidies are limited; subsidies will be awarded on an as-needed basis, and subsidy amounts (e.g. full or partial reimbursement) may vary depending on the number of funding requests received.
• Only one application per community/organization will be considered.
• Participants must attend the entire duration of the meeting to qualify (for a 2-day meeting, participants must attend both days to qualify for reimbursement)

The travel subsidy request form is not a travel claim. Participants approved for travel reimbursement will be provided with an FNFC travel claim at the close of the meeting which must completed and submitted to the FNFC within 30 days after the event.  At the discretion of the FNFC, any claim forms submitted after 30-days have lapsed may no longer qualify for reimbursement.

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If you have questions about the regional dialogue sessions, please contact FNFC Strategic Development Manager Deana Machin (deana@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) or Communications Manager Aimee Arsenault (info@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) at 778-379-6470.

The FNFC would like to invite First Nations Leaders, Fishers, Community Members, and Fisheries Managers & Technicians to participate in a two-day Tier 1 & Tier 2 regional dialogue session relating to First Nations fisheries, allocations and access. The purpose of these dialogue sessions is to provide a venue for First Nations and DFO to have broad discussions on Section 35.1 fisheries, specifically food, social & ceremonial (FSC) fisheries, and First Nations’ allocations and access to better understand how meaningful fisheries are envisioned and to find new approaches to achieve this.  See the attached correspondence from DFO for more detailed information.

The upcoming First Nation Fisheries & FSC Allocation Regional Dialogue Sessions are scheduled for:

• February 13 & 14: Nanaimo | Vancouver Island Conference Centre – 101 Gordon Street, Nanaimo
• February 25 & 26: Prince George | Uda Dune Baiyoh (House of Ancestors) – 355 Vancouver Street, Prince George
• March 4 & 5: Terrace | Best Western Terrace Inn – 4553 Grieg Ave, Terrace
• March 7 & 8: Harrison Hot Springs | Harrison Hot Springs Resort – 100 Esplanade Ave, Harrison Hot Springs

Each regional session will have Tier 1 (First Nations only) and Tier 2 (First Nations and DFO) components. First Nation participants are welcome to attend any one of the regional sessions, however the agenda for each meeting will be the same so participants are advised to attend the workshop closest to the region in which they work to facilitate discussion of region-specific topics and issues. The FNFC will consolidate First Nation input from the regional sessions and will host a province-wide engagement session at the end of March (date to be confirmed) in Vancouver/Richmond to review the results and to make recommendations for collaborative policy review and development in 2019/20.

More detailed information on the regional dialogue sessions will be distributed in early February.

Please register to participate in one of the regional dialogue sessions at: http://www.createsurvey.com/s/wcW2MJ/?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Travel subsidies:

Limited funding is available to help support First Nation participant travel to one regional dialogue session. Participants must register for one of the regional dialogue sessions and if travel support is needed, registered participants must also complete a separate Travel Subsidy Request form.

To apply for a travel subsidy, participants must complete the Travel Subsidy Request form on-line:  http://www.createsurvey.com/s/4atang/?

Please note that completed subsidy requests must be received by the deadline of Friday February 15^th to qualify. Travel subsidies will be approved on a rolling basis, so early application is recommended.

Applicants will receive an email to confirm whether or not they have been approved for a travel subsidy.

Please review the complete FNFC Travel Guidelines (link) when applying for travel subsidy and arranging your travel.

• Funds available for travel subsidies are limited; subsidies will be awarded on an as-needed basis, and subsidy amounts (e.g. full or partial reimbursement) may vary depending on the number of funding requests received.
• Only one application per community/organization will be considered.
• Participants must attend the entire duration of the meeting to qualify (for a 2-day meeting, participants must attend both days to qualify for reimbursement)

The travel subsidy request form is not a travel claim. Participants approved for travel reimbursement will be provided with an FNFC travel claim at the close of the meeting which must completed and submitted to the FNFC within 30 days after the event.  At the discretion of the FNFC, any claim forms submitted after 30-days have lapsed may no longer qualify for reimbursement.

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If you have questions about the regional dialogue sessions, please contact FNFC Strategic Development Manager Deana Machin (deana@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) or Communications Manager Aimee Arsenault (info@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) at 778-379-6470.

The FNFC would like to invite First Nations Leaders, Fishers, Community Members, and Fisheries Managers & Technicians to participate in a two-day Tier 1 & Tier 2 regional dialogue session relating to First Nations fisheries, allocations and access. The purpose of these dialogue sessions is to provide a venue for First Nations and DFO to have broad discussions on Section 35.1 fisheries, specifically food, social & ceremonial (FSC) fisheries, and First Nations’ allocations and access to better understand how meaningful fisheries are envisioned and to find new approaches to achieve this.  See the attached correspondence from DFO for more detailed information.

The upcoming First Nation Fisheries & FSC Allocation Regional Dialogue Sessions are scheduled for:

• February 13 & 14: Nanaimo | Vancouver Island Conference Centre – 101 Gordon Street, Nanaimo
• February 25 & 26: Prince George | Uda Dune Baiyoh (House of Ancestors) – 355 Vancouver Street, Prince George
• March 4 & 5: Terrace | Best Western Terrace Inn – 4553 Grieg Ave, Terrace
• March 7 & 8: Harrison Hot Springs | Harrison Hot Springs Resort – 100 Esplanade Ave, Harrison Hot Springs

Each regional session will have Tier 1 (First Nations only) and Tier 2 (First Nations and DFO) components. First Nation participants are welcome to attend any one of the regional sessions, however the agenda for each meeting will be the same so participants are advised to attend the workshop closest to the region in which they work to facilitate discussion of region-specific topics and issues. The FNFC will consolidate First Nation input from the regional sessions and will host a province-wide engagement session at the end of March (date to be confirmed) in Vancouver/Richmond to review the results and to make recommendations for collaborative policy review and development in 2019/20.

More detailed information on the regional dialogue sessions will be distributed in early February.

Please register to participate in one of the regional dialogue sessions at: http://www.createsurvey.com/s/wcW2MJ/?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Travel subsidies:

Limited funding is available to help support First Nation participant travel to one regional dialogue session. Participants must register for one of the regional dialogue sessions and if travel support is needed, registered participants must also complete a separate Travel Subsidy Request form.

To apply for a travel subsidy, participants must complete the Travel Subsidy Request form on-line:  http://www.createsurvey.com/s/4atang/?

Please note that completed subsidy requests must be received by the deadline of Friday February 15^th to qualify. Travel subsidies will be approved on a rolling basis, so early application is recommended.

Applicants will receive an email to confirm whether or not they have been approved for a travel subsidy.

Please review the complete FNFC Travel Guidelines (link) when applying for travel subsidy and arranging your travel.

• Funds available for travel subsidies are limited; subsidies will be awarded on an as-needed basis, and subsidy amounts (e.g. full or partial reimbursement) may vary depending on the number of funding requests received.
• Only one application per community/organization will be considered.
• Participants must attend the entire duration of the meeting to qualify (for a 2-day meeting, participants must attend both days to qualify for reimbursement)

The travel subsidy request form is not a travel claim. Participants approved for travel reimbursement will be provided with an FNFC travel claim at the close of the meeting which must completed and submitted to the FNFC within 30 days after the event.  At the discretion of the FNFC, any claim forms submitted after 30-days have lapsed may no longer qualify for reimbursement.

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If you have questions about the regional dialogue sessions, please contact FNFC Strategic Development Manager Deana Machin (deana@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) or Communications Manager Aimee Arsenault (info@fnfisheriescouncil.ca) at 778-379-6470.

The National Indigenous Fisheries Institute (NIFI) is engaging Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management (AAROM) groups and Indigenous communities in discussions about their technical capacities to meaningfully participate in marine spatial planning activities. The Institute has sent out some invitations to coastal AAROMs and Nations to attend a session on April 24 in Richmond or April 25 in Nanaimo.

The agenda for the session is on the NIFI website at http://indigenousoceans.ca/en/engagement and there is more information about marine spatial planning, including a short video, at http://indigenousoceans.ca/en/resources.

To RSVP for a session or for more information, please contact Evan Carroll at the Institute: admin@indigenousfisheries.ca or 902-483-4462.

Thank you.

The National Indigenous Fisheries Institute (NIFI) is engaging Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management (AAROM) groups and Indigenous communities in discussions about their technical capacities to meaningfully participate in marine spatial planning activities. The Institute has sent out some invitations to coastal AAROMs and Nations to attend a session on April 24 in Richmond or April 25 in Nanaimo.

The agenda for the session is on the NIFI website at http://indigenousoceans.ca/en/engagement and there is more information about marine spatial planning, including a short video, at http://indigenousoceans.ca/en/resources.

To RSVP for a session or for more information, please contact Evan Carroll at the Institute: admin@indigenousfisheries.ca or 902-483-4462.

Thank you.

May 30, 2019 from 10-11 AM PT (on Thursday exceptionally): Statement of Requirements for Water Governance in British Columbia According to Crown Commitments to Reconciliation

To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7522440042102657794

In this webinar, Tracy Lawlor, Forestry Administrator with Skul’qalt Forestry LP. (Lower Similkameen Indian Band), and Natasha Overduin, BC Program Manager with the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) and affiliate with the POLIS Water Sustainability Project, will present the Statement of Requirements for Water Governance in British Columbia According to Crown Commitments to Reconciliation that was drafted by the BC First Nations Water Governance Roundtable in November 2018.