Cultural Heritage Resource Effectiveness Evaluation pilot project

Acknowledgementsthank you!

District MoFR staff: Chilcotin FD; Cariboo Forest District; South Island Forest District; Fort St.James Forest District; Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District

Regional MoFR staff: Coast Forest Region; Northern Interior Region; Southern Interior Region

Participating First Nations: Ulkatcho First Nation; T’silhqot’in National Government; Hupacasath First Nation; Tseshaht First Nation; Nak’adli First Nation; Yekooche First Nation; Haida Nation

Participating Licensees: BCTS; West Fraser; Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings; Western Forest Products; Pope and Talbot Ltd.

FacilitatorsCHR Working GroupThe FREP team

CHR Effectiveness EvaluationsFREP Priority Research Question

“Are cultural heritage resources being conserved, and where necessary protected for First Nations cultural and traditional activities as a result of forest practices?”

CHR Effectiveness EvaluationsWhere do we start?

CHR Effectiveness Evaluations a unique challenge for FREP

A social resource

What are cultural heritage resources?

Confidentiality of CHR information

New information-sharing responsibilities in the planning process

CHR Effectiveness Evaluations Progress to date

Working Group assembled (July-August)

Project Charter and Communications Plan completed (August 2006)

Pilot areas selected (Sept-Nov 2006)

Indicator development workshops held in 3 pilot districts (Jan-Feb 2007)

Dialogue and communication with CCMM; FNFC; FN MPB; regional Aboriginal Affairs staff; academia (ongoing)

Next Steps?

Indicator Development Workshop in QCI Forest District (March 2007)

Provincial meeting with FN, district and regional staff (March 2007)

CHR Pilot Project Working Group

Darrell Robb Director, AAB (Project Sponsor)

Lisa Levesque FREP Research Officer (Project Coordinator)

Diane Goode Manager, Litigation and Policy Analysis (HAA)

Dawna Harden Manager, Policy and Interim Measures (HAA)

Peter Bradford FREP Coordinator (FPB)

Renee Mulligan A/ Policy Analyst (HAA)

Mark Hamm First Nations Relations Manager (RSI)

Harry Jennings Regional Forest Practices Specialist (RSI)

Ed Hoffman First Nations Relations Manager (RNI)

Peter Poland First Nations Relations Manager (RCO)

CHR Effectiveness Evaluations Progress to date…con’t

Prepared preliminary Project Plan (July 10)

Working Group assembled (July-August)

Project Charter and Communications Plan completed (August 2006)

Pilot areas selected (Sept-Nov 2006)

Indicator development workshops held in 3 pilot districts (Jan-Feb 2007)

Dialogue and communication with CCMM; FNFC; FN MPB; regional Aboriginal Affairs staff; academia (ongoing)

Next Steps?

Indicator Development Workshop in QCI Forest District (March 2007)

Provincial meeting with FN, district and regional staff (March 2007)

Workshop Objectives

To build relationships between FREP, First Nations, MoFR district and regional staff, and forest licensees;

To identify local and regional issues related to the management of cultural heritage resources/cultural values; and

To discuss and gather feedback on an initial set of “process” indicators

CORE “PROCESS” INDICATORS

Provincially applicable

Focus on: information-sharing processes and communication, policy and planning framework, FN participation in planning, documentation of CHR information, and FN capacity

CORE “OUTCOME” INDICATORS?

CORE INDICATOR CATEGORIES?

Provincially applicable

Are there resource-specific concerns that are common across multiple First Nations? If so, at what scale?

LOCAL “OUTCOME” INDICATORS

Locally applicable

Focus on: resource-specific issues that are of specific concern to a particular community or First Nation

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Key points from the workshops Most First Nations are challenged

by a lack of capacity and resources to engage in information-sharing and forest management planning;

First Nations have a great interest in ground-based monitoring (but may lack the resources to do so);

Respectful relationships and ongoing communication are crucial to the effective management of CHRs on the land base;

Documentation and availability of CHR information varies considerably among First Nations

Key points from the workshops..con’t

FREP needs to engage First Nations to a much greater extent on all aspects of our resource stewardship mandate; and

FREP needs to explore the concept that cultural heritage resource values are encompassed in and directly related to all other FREP resource values. How can we incorporate cultural values into the indicators and protocols for other resource values?

CHR Effectiveness Evaluations Progress to date…..con’t

Prepared preliminary Project Plan (July 10)

Working Group assembled (July-August)

Project Charter and Communications Plan completed (August 2006)

Pilot areas selected (Sept-Nov 2006)

Indicator development workshops held in 3 pilot districts (Jan-Feb 2007)

Dialogue and communication with multiple organizations: CCMM; FNFC; FN MPB; regional Aboriginal Affairs staff; academia (ongoing)

Next Steps

Indicator Development Workshop in QCI Forest District (March 2007)

Provincial meeting with FN, district and regional staff (March 2007)

A local perspective – DCHCHR monitoring on the ground?

What do CHR values look like at the district level?

Can we incorporate CHR values into other FREP field protocols?

What are the key challenges and considerations in working with/developing indicators with FN communities?