1. In-SHUCK-ch Nation
The 1st Pillar of the Nation
Building Plan:
Government & Administration
January 2016 Gatherings

2. Nation Building
• Agenda:
– Review from last time - The Nation Building Plan
– The Golden Apple
– The 4 Pillars of the Nation Building Plan
– Focus today on Government & Administration
Pillar
– 9 Building Blocks that make up the Government &
Administration Pillar
– Summary & Conclusion

3. The Nation Building Plan
• Treaty is a tool for us to achieve self-government so
we can be in charge of our own destinies.
• Once we ratify the Treaty we will have to start Nation
Building – planning our self government and building
a better life
To do this we implement the Nation Building Plan
A BETTER LIFE
Life Under
the Indian Act
Self
Government
Treaty

4. Building a Better Life
Sustainable
Economy
Self
Government
Assuming
authority over
our lives and
lands
A BETTER LIFE
Healthy
Communities
Strong
Culture
Jobs
Our
own
LawsHealthy Lands
and Sustainable
Resources
Education
Housing
Fair and
equitable
society
Language
Protocols Our own
Institutions

5. The 4 Pillars of the Nation Building Plan
• The Nation Building Plan covers four
categories:
– Government and Administration
– Economic Development
– Land, Resources and
Capital Infrastructure
– Social Development
These are the pillars for
rebuilding our Nation

6. The 1st Pillar
• Government and Administration
1) Strategic Plan for Self-Government
2) Institution Building
3) Government Organization
4) Legislative Plan and Drafting
5) Operational Plan and Budget
6) Dispute Resolution Process
7) Court Services and Enforcement
8) Transition Plan and Closing Activities
9) Cultural Protocol
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7. Strategic Plan for Self Government
• A strategic plan provides guidance and
accountability for self-government – sets the stage
for everything else
• Long term, shared vision with short term goals and
strategies to achieve that long term vision
– Shared vision will be defined by community
– Members will have input in defining the vision and values
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8. Institution Building
• Governing institutions are set out in a Constitution
– The Constitution is defined and voted on by
members
• The Constitution sets out the political structure,
governing institutions and rules
– Every Nation government we ever elect post
treaty will have to follow the Constitution
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9. • Our Vision will help shape our
Constitution;
• Our Constitution will shape
every other aspect of our
governance and policies,
including decisions about any
of the other pillars
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10. Government Organization
• Different government organizations (Treaty office,
band offices) will come together under a new
structure
– New Structure will be based on new responsibilities and
roles needed to fulfill those responsibilities
• Consolidate delivery of services
– Consolidate existing staff, and hire new staff
• Based on skills
– Capacity building & Staff Training Plan
– Create Policies for a productive and healthy working
environment
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11. Legislative Plan and Drafting
• Under self-government we will have law making
authority over a range of matters.
– It will take time to develop the laws, and the institutions
and revenue to administer and enforce our laws.
• The Legislative Plan will help us plan the order,
timing and process for making our laws
– Identify which laws and regulations to make and when
– Process for drafting laws
– Identify an approval process
• We will establish a Legislative Review Committee to
draft the Legislative Plan
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12. Operational Plan and Budget
• Our Operational Plan and Budget will help us be
accountable to members on our operations and
spending.
– Allocate a budget to meet the goals set out in the
Strategic Plan
• The planning will include joining of managing
processes, which are currently different across each
organization
• Appropriate budgeting tools and capacity to use
those tools
– Training for staff on new tools and process
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13. Dispute Resolution Process
• On Effective Date we will need a process to review
and appeal of administrative decisions made.
• Dispute resolution must be independent of other
processes.
– We will be guided by our constitution when
creating the dispute resolution process
– We will learn from other First Nations
• We will need to train people to serve on this
committee
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14. Court Services and Enforcement
• After Effective Date In-SHUCK-ch will be responsible
for enforcing laws.
• We will have to decide how we work with Canada,
BC or their agencies to enforce our laws on our
behalf.
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15. Transition Plan
• Building up all these institutions and processes, and
transitioning to self-government is a lot of work!
– We will need to a have framework to ensure we
didn’t forget anything  A Transition Plan
• Many activities in a short time frame, many
legal details
• We will need to look at community issues,
transitioning reserves and bands into Nation Land
and local governments, closing plan, survey of Treaty
Land and other issues.
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16. Cultural Protocol
• If you look at the Indian Act you will see it has
no reference to our cultural values.
• With self-government we can make sure
cultural values and practices are incorporated
into our government
– We will need to identify how to bring this cultural
protocols into our governance procedures
– it not only for ourselves but also show others
what our culture means.
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17. Summary
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18. Conclusion
• The Constitution will shape the way we govern
– No future Nation government will be able to do
anything that goes against the constitution
– Members will have a say and vote on the
Constitution
• There will be quite a bit of work to be done and you
need to think of how you wish to be involved.
– Part of the involvement could include training for
positions so we can employ our own members.