Foundations of First Nations Administration
Developed to meet the unique needs of First Nation administrators, the Foundation of First Nation Administration course has been successfully offered in 2022 and 2023. To date, nineteen Band Managers/ Chief Administrative Officers have successfully completed the program. This program focuses on networking, building connections with other administrators and sharing experiences and resources amongst each other. This program surrounds key topics to First Nation Band Administration including the following:
OUR SPEAKERS
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- Roles and Responsibilities of Administration and Chief and Council
- Planning Tools
- Self-Governance
- The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- Housing plans
- Capital and Asset Management
- Lands, Taxation and Economic Development
- Contracts, Agreements and Proposals
- Financial Reporting and Agreements
- Finance Fundamentals
- Data Governance
- Records and Information Management
- Community Engagement
- Self-Care for Administrators
- Team Building and Coaching Skills
- Human Resources
- Internal Communications
- Policy and Change Management
- Emergency Management
- And more!
UPCOMING FFNA
Online via Zoom, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am-12:00pm October 8 –December 5
With one full week in-person, Kelowna BC, October 21-25, 8:30am-4:30pm
Learn more about our upcoming FFNA offering!
TESTIMONIALS
“Listening to people in the same boat as me and same experiences as me gave me the courage to move forward with my passion”
“One of the things this course allowed me to do... is helping to rebuild that culture in our workplace”
“If we work together communicatively, we are in a much better position to improve not only our band administration but by extension of that the community in which we work”
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to the eight Band Administrators who completed the latest offering of FFNA:
Laurelee Bennett, CAO, Tsqescen First Nation (Canim Lake Band)
Merci Brown, CAO, Wei Wai Kum First Nation
Natasha Fountain, Band Manager, Lower Silmilkameen Indian Band
Sarah Green, Executive Coordinator/Band Manager, T’sil Kaz Koh First Nation
Jade Irwin, General Manager, Skin Tyee First Nation
Lori McClusky, Program Manager/Band Manager, T’sil Kaz Koh First Nation
Victoria White, Executive Director, Tseshaht First Nation
Robert Williams, Band Administrator, Skidegate Band Council
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