Grand Council Treaty #3 offers an exceptional opportunity for a results-oriented individual to provide emotional support to IRS Former Students, their family members and support people. The individual will be responsible for conducting intake, and providing information on resources available; provide emotional support to former students at Hearings, events and gatherings; provide support at various healing training sessions and at ceremonies. The individual will also lead complex policy development; analyze statistical data, evaluate policy; prepare briefings, reports, position papers; develop action plans; make presentations; facilitate workshops, training and information sessions; organize meetings; liaise with First Nation members, communities and other stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Graduation with a degree in Social Work from a recognized university or other related post-secondary degree. Specialization that has been obtained though an acceptable combination of training, education and or experience may be considered. Proven expertise in policy analysis/advisory/development; demonstrated knowledge of First Nations Social issues, Child Welfare, First Nation political processes and community dynamics; knowledge of pertinent provincial/federal legislation; analytical/research skills; superior written/oral communication skills and tact; excellent organization skills to manage competing priorities. Solid understanding of Treaty Rights, challenges, opportunities pertaining to First Nation social issues regarding IRS. Ability to communicate in Ojibway is considered an asset. Requirements include ability to travel, valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.

Applicant must clearly demonstrate in their covering letter how they meet the qualification requirements of this position.

Apply To: Skip Gryschuk, Acting Chief Executive Officer
GCT3 Representative Services
P.O. Box 1720
Kenora, Ontario P9N 3X7
Fax: 807.548.5041
Email: careers@treaty3.ca

February 16 – 17, 2010

                                                            Best Western – Lakeside Inn, Kenora

(9 a.m.)  MC – Ethel Gardner

Opening ceremonies

            Invocation – Elder Clifford Skead

            Traditional drum

            Introductions – Ethel Gardner

            Ogichidaakwe  (Grand Chief) Diane Kelly

            Chief Ken Skead (Welcome)

Key Note Speaker:  Carissa Copenace

10 a.m. Workshops

10:45 – 11 a.m. Health break (Wabaseemoong Youth Hand Drum Group

12 noon:                                  LUNCH

        David Kejick School Youth Violinists

1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.  Workshops

1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.  Workshops

1:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.  Health break

2 – 2:45 p.m.

3 p.m.  Plenary

End of day (workshops) - 7 Sacred Teachings Published Book: presentation by: Nancy Jones & Ethel Gardner

Film from Ojibwemowin.com (Laura Buker)

Traditional drum

5 p.m.  Supper –  Best Western-Lakeside Inn

Elders Circle  - Anishinaabemowin Language, address the youth

Youth Circle – Anishinaabemowin Language, address the elders

7:00 – 9:00 Entertainment

            Lac La Croix Youth jiggers

Second Day, February 17, 2010

9 a.m.,  M.C. Darlene Bob

Opening – traditional drum

Announcements

Review of Day One – testimonials – youth from conference

Keynote: Dennis Jones & students, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis

10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Workshops

10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. Health break

11 a.m. – 12 noon

Workshops 

12:00 noon - Lunch

    Preliminary Language Plan– Ethel Gardner (future of our language)

Give Away

Miigwech Dance

Traditional drum

Travelling Song

“Territorial Planning Concepts for Consultation and Relationship building between Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3) and the Ministries of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry (MNDMF) and Natural Resources (MNR).”

You are a professional consultant/team who has worked with First Nations in building capacity for land use planning processes and/or GIS related projects to protect, preserve and enhance the sustainability of territory. You have availability in the months of February and March to ensure that this project receives the attention it needs to be finalized this fiscal year.

There is an existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) between the GCT3 and MNR and MNDMF regarding a “consultation protocol” which may include the development of a protocol document, but also serve as a framework for policies and approaches related to communications, relationships and harmonized processes aimed at the sustainability of Treaty #3 territory in Ontario.

Grand Council Treaty #3 is the traditional government of the Anishinaabe communities in Treaty #3 territory, 55,000 square miles that includes 26 communities in Ontario and 2 communities in Manitoba. Approximately 20,000 square miles of the territory is now found within the provincial boundaries of Manitoba. The administrative offices are found in Kenora, Ontario and the GCT3 Representative Services has a board of directors and the corporate office is overseen by an Executive Director, executive.director@treaty3.ca. Within the administrative offices are two staff positions related to the work under the MOU, a Mining Impact/Benefit Coordinator and a Forestry Impact/Benefit Coordinator.

GCT3 contracts a senior advisor, Sara Mainville who does work with the MOU staff and is a participant at the MOU table discussions, she works closely with Ogichidaakwe Diane M. Kelly on several other policy and legal matters. She will be the key contact for the substantive work within this proposed service contract: smainville@indigeouswarrior.com.

The Office of the Ogichidaakwe, Diane M. Kelly is staffed by her Executive Assistant, Vanessa Henry: political.office@treaty3.ca.

The underlying purpose of the MOU is to recognize “the need and desire of the Grand Council to develop capacity and business relationships, enabling greater participation in economic opportunities.”

To that end there are several mutually defined principles for this MOU including the process itself, which is “conducted in the spirit of mutual respect, trust, cooperation and openness, with recognition for each other’s roles and responsibilities.”
Other principles include: to focus on common interests, share access to resources; information, technology and techniques; focus on common interests; participate fully and strive for consensus.

GCT3, MNR and MNDMF commit to “be open and transparent in sharing information to understand each party’s needs and limitations”…and to create processes which “are flexible, adaptive and comprehensive; are practical, workable, realist and efficient; and measure success using objective criteria and evaluative tools.”

All three parties to this MOU are interested in scoping out the work of a consultation framework and agreed that the matter of “impacts” and the understanding of what is an “impact” is an important matter wherein there is a need to facilitate a mutual agreement on this term.

The deliverable of the “Territorial Planning Concepts” project is to identify approach(es) or pilot(s) concerning land use planning processes within Treaty #3 territory in relation to “consultation” requirements of the provincial crown authorities.

Components that are expected:
1. Workplan for the Territorial Planning Concepts Paper;

2. Review of documentation provided by the parties on land use planning, values mapping and territorial planning needs;

3. Community-based workshop (3 regions) within Treaty #3 territory to review concepts, approaches and tools available;

4. Draft Territorial Planning Concepts findings by the Contractor

5. Meetings scheduled with MOU representatives to review concepts and research findings;

6. Final Territorial Planning Concepts Report and Findings.

Requirements of the Contractor:

1. Knowledge and background working with Ontario government to understand the policy orientation and limitations of the two Ministries related to this project;

2. Knowledge and background working with a Grand Council and/or provincial territorial organization within the Province of Ontario to understand the policy orientation and limitation of the GCT3 related to this project;

3. Understanding of the duty to consult as it related to policy and legal considerations of the Crown representatives of the Province of Ontario;

4. Understanding of the Great Earth Law, Manito Aki Inakonigaawin and the Grand Council Treaty #3’s political and legal policies related to the sustainability of Treaty #3 territory;

5. Specialized knowledge of land use planning and GIS tools, professional presentations of available tools, limitations and value of land use planning for First Nation communities, understanding of sustainability of land use planning projects including skills transfer, programs and budget concerns.

Resources and Time-lines:

a. The proposal is to be received by the Vanessa Henry, Executive Assistant to the Office of the Ogichidaakwe by February 10, 2010. It will be reviewed by Sara Mainville and the Executive Director, GCT3 for recommendation to the Ogichidaakwe, Diane M. Kelly.

b. There is a budget of a maximum of $20,000 for this Project which includes travel and disbursements of the Contractor.

c. MNR and MNDMF representatives are found in Toronto, Peterborough Kenora, Fort Frances and Thunder Bay, Ontario.

d. GCT3 representatives will be in Kenora, Ontario.

e. The final MOU meetings to review the Draft report and to follow up with concerns to finalize findings shall be before March 31, 2010.

Reviewing the Proposal, helpful additional documents:

1. A Current CV or Resume of the Contractor’s team shall be in the proposal;

2. Similar projects and reports completed by the Contractor shall be highlighted in the proposal;

3. The Budget shall be as final as possible, any known contingencies shall be highlighted;

4. A final workplan for February and March 2010 shall be provided for the Territorial Planning Concepts project.

5. The Contractor’s Proposed approach and principles will be helpful.

6. References from within the Government of Ontario and the Grand Council Treaty #3 communities or associates would assist in determining the successful proposal.

Make covering letters addressed to:

Ogichidaakwe Diane M. Kelly
Grand Council Treaty #3
Box 1720
Kenora, ON P9N 3X7

Email: political.office@treaty3.ca

The Grand Council Treaty #3 will contact only those potential Contractor(s) being recommended to the MOU parties. Thank you for your interest.

“Impact Analysis for Consultation and Relationship building between Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3) and the Ministries of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry (MNDMF) and Natural Resources (MNR).”

There is an existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) between the GCT3 and MNR and MNDMF regarding a “consultation protocol” which may include the development of a protocol document, but also provide for a framework for policies related to communications, relationships and harmonized processes aimed at the sustainability of Treaty #3 territory in Ontario.

Grand Council Treaty #3 is the traditional government of the Anishinaabe communities in Treaty #3 territory, 55,000 square miles that includes 26 communities in Ontario and 2 communities in Manitoba. Approximately 20,000 square miles of the territory is now found within the provincial boundaries of Manitoba. The administrative offices are found in Kenora, Ontario and the GCT3 Representative Services has a board of directors and the corporate office is overseen by an Executive Director, executive.director@treaty3.ca. Within the administrative offices are two staff positions related to the work under the MOU, a Mining Impact/Benefit Coordinator and a Forestry Impact/Benefit Coordinator.

GCT3 contracts a senior advisor, Sara Mainville who does work with the MOU staff and is a participant at the MOU table discussions, she works closely with Ogichidaakwe Diane M. Kelly on several other policy and legal matters. She will be the key contact for the substantive work within this proposed services: smainville@indigeouswarrior.com.

The Office of the Ogichidaakwe, Diane M. Kelly is staffed by her Executive Assistant, Vanessa Henry: political.office@treaty3.ca.

The underlying purpose of the MOU is to recognize “the need and desire of the Grand Council to develop capacity and business relationships, enabling greater participation in economic opportunities.”

To that end there are several mutually defined principles for this MOU including the process itself, which is “conducted in the spirit of mutual respect, trust, cooperation and openness, with recognition for each other’s roles and responsibilities.” Other principles include: to focus on common interests, share access to resources; information, technology and techniques; focus on common interests; participate fully and strive for consensus.

GCT3, MNR and MNDMF commit to “be open and transparent in sharing information to understand each party’s needs and limitations”…and to create processes which “are flexible, adaptive and comprehensive; are practical, workable, realist and efficient; and measure success using objective criteria and evaluative tools.”

All three parties to this MOU are interested in scoping out the work of a consultation framework and agreed that the matter of “impacts” and the understanding of what is an “impact” is an important matter wherein there is a need to facilitate a mutual agreement on this term.

The deliverable of the “Impacts Analysis” project is to identify what is understood by the term “impacts” from the perspectives of each of the three parties in relation to “consultation” requirements of the provincial crown authorities.

Components that are expected:
1. Workplan for the Impacts Analysis Project;

2. Review of documentation provided by the parties on consultation policy and guidelines,
Manito Aki Inakonigaawin, and “best practices”;

3. Meetings scheduled with GCT3, MNR and MNDMF representatives to review Impact
Perspectives of the individual parties;

4. Draft Impact Analysis findings by the Contractor

5. Agenda and location for MOU meeting to build consensus on shared “Impacts” framework
or guidelines for the Consultation Framework

6. Final Impact Analysis Report and Findings.

Requirements of the Contractor:

1. Knowledge and background working with Ontario government to understand the
policy orientation and limitations of the two Ministries related to this project;

2. Knowledge and background working with a Grand Council and/or provincial territorial
organization within the Province of Ontario to understand the policy orientation and limitation
of the GCT3 related to this project;

3. Understanding of the duty to consult as it related to policy and legal considerations of
the Crown representatives of the Province of Ontario;

4. Understanding of the Great Earth Law, Manito Aki Inakonigaawin and the Grand Council
Treaty #3’s political and legal policies related to the sustainability of Treaty #3 territory;

5. Facilitation and dialogue with disparate interests and the ability to reach consensus and
build relations within an MOU-like agreement.

Resources and Time-lines:

a. The proposal is to be received by the Vanessa Henry, Executive Assistant to the Office of
the Ogichidaakwe by February 10, 2010. It will be reviewed by Sara Mainville and the
Executive Director, GCT3 for recommendation to the Ogichidaakwe, Diane M. Kelly and the
MOU partners at MNR and MNDMF for final approval.

b. There is a budget of a maximum of $50,000 for this Impact Analysis which includes travel
and disbursements of the Contractor.

c. MNR and MNDMF representatives are found in Toronto, Peterborough Kenora, Fort Frances
and Thunder Bay, Ontario.

d. GCT3 representatives will be in Kenora, Ontario.

e. The final MOU meeting to review the Draft Impact Analysis report and to facilitate a
consensus shall be before March 31, 2010.

Reviewing the Proposal, helpful additional documents:

1. A Current CV or Resume of the Contractor’s team shall be in the proposal;

2. Similar projects and reports completed by the Contractor shall be highlighted in the proposal;

3. The Budget shall be as final as possible, any known contingencies shall be highlighted;

4. A final workplan for February and March 2010 shall be provided for the Impacts Analysis project.

5. The Contractor’s Proposed approach and principles will be helpful.

6. References from within the Government of Ontario and the Grand Council Treaty #3
communities or associates would assist in determining the successful proposal.

Make covering letters addressed to:

Ogichidaakwe Diane M. Kelly
Grand Council Treaty #3
Box 1720
Kenora, ON P9N 3X7

Email: political.office@treaty3.ca

The Grand Council Treaty #3 will contact only those potential Contractor(s) being recommended to the MOU parties. Thank you for your interest.

Grand Council Treaty# 3 offers an exceptional opportunity for a results-oriented leader with significant experience to join a dynamic and vibrant advocacy team and to work closely with the Grand Council and member First Nations. The GCT#3 wishes to recruit and hire an individual with appropriate training and education, expertise, and technical skills to, for instance, support capacity development initiatives, submit funding applications, review and research business ventures, and develop partnerships and business alliances. The Economic Development Officer to GCT#3 is an individual with the vision, energy, and perseverance and shall be responsible for the development, retention, implementation, and administration of these economic operations – locally and regionally. This position will also include working with associated staff in negotiations with governments and industry as well as reporting to the Executive Committee in this and associated areas.

The Grand Council’s Treaty#3’s dedication to excellence is complemented by its profound commitment to building and sustaining a self-dependent Nation for Grand Council Treaty# 3. Individuals from the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty#3 are encouraged to apply. We thank all those who apply. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Submission of a criminal record check required prior to offer of employment.

Qualifications:

• University degree in commerce/business admin or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in Business Venture Capitalization
• Must be proactive, self-motivated, and provide leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with Treaty #3 Chiefs and staff, government officials, industry, local businesses, CEDO’s, First Nation Communities as well as the general public
• Commitment to liaison with Economic Development Officers from our First Nations Communities to build pragmatic partnerships
• Creativity, team work, and ability to work with community
• Ability to interpret and prepare business and grant applications
• Familiarity with business and marketing, promotion and development
• Knowledge and proficiency in the Anishinaabe language, traditions and culture a definite asset
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have the ability to travel

Salary will depend on experience, education, and training relating to the position of Economic Development Officer.

If you are interested in this employment opportunity please submit a resume and covering letter to:

Executive Director
P.O Box 1720
Kenora, Ontario
P9N 3X7
Fax: 807.548.5041
Email: careers@treaty3.ca

Youth Conference Registration Form

Information Package

MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE THAT MINISTER ENCOURAGES WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS WITH GRAND COUNCIL TREATY #3

NEWS October 27, 2009

Last week, at the Annual Fall Assembly of the Grand Council Treaty #3, the Chiefs reviewed and widely endorsed “Mino Kakendaasowin: Fulfilling Saagachiwe’s Vision” in Grassy Narrows First Nation (October 22, 2009). In this informative, well-researched report, the Education Needs of the 26 First Nation in Ontario had been assessed with over 23 recommendations related to closing the Gap for First Nation education in Northwestern Ontario.

The Treaty #3 Chiefs voiced many concerns related to the structural and policy barriers to educational achievement for our children and youth highlighted in this report. It is especially frustrating given that Treaty #3 is widely regarded as the “education” treaty in Canada, with strong, affirmative obligations placed on the Crown to provide education within and for Treaty #3 communities.

“We see in the Northern Ontario Growth Plan several action plans that are founded on our youth’s ability to contribute, and therefore, this plan is likely to fail without sound and immediate investments in Treaty #3 education needs.” states Ogichidaakwe Diane Kelly, Grand Chief of the Grand Council Treaty #3. As a lawyer and advocate who has attended First Nation-based schools in her home community of Onigaming, she is aware of the challenges facing our youth in the educational system. “The level of funding vis-a-vis off-reserve schools in our territory, is striking in a widening gap illustrated in teacher’s salaries, resources, and of course, graduation rates.”

The pillar of Aboriginal Economic Development holds some promise of positive action towards government to government partnerships that will benefit our Treaty #3 communities, but the education investment and lack of parity in resources provided to First Nation children and youth continues to be a cause of concern which is forefront in the political priorities of Grand Council Treaty #3.

“As a region that is under-serviced for regional economic development, the Grand Council Treaty #3 is interested in partnering with the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry in ascertaining opportunities for investment in our communities’ economic development,” advises Ogichidaakwe Kelly, “however, it must be a true partnership in capacity building, strategic implementation and weighing various priorities.”

Grand Council Treaty #3 has signed a Letter of Intent with Minister Michael Gravelle in February 2009, where the Grand Council Treaty #3 Chiefs and Ogichidaakwe Kelly agreed to work together in the spirit of partnership with the then Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. “Our expectation is that renewed investment in our communities will be largely driven by needs rather than political compromises, and any efforts to develop and invest in the Treaty #3 territory will include strong efforts to consult with and partner with our First Nations,” states Grand Chief Kelly.

Grand Council Treaty #3 is undertaking a comprehensive review of the recently announced plan and will be corresponding directly with both Minister Michael Gravelle of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry and Minister George Smitherman of Energy and Infrastructure.

QUICK FACTS

· Grand Council Treaty #3 is the traditional government of the Anishinaabe Nation located in the 55,000 square mile territory of Treaty #3. The Grand Council includes 28 First Nations, two of which are located in Manitoba.

· Treaty 3 was signed on October 3, 1873 at the north-west angle of the Lake of the Woods in territory that was, at the time, neither part of Ontario nor Manitoba.