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Cat. No. Fo4-36/2010E (Print)ISBN 978-1-100-17556-0
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The Vision Statement“Traditional territories, lands and forest tenures are managed holistically under First Nations authority
by First Nations forestry practitioners and professionals, in accordance with the reconciliation of
Aboriginal title and rights, respect for the ‘spirit of the forest’ and which incorporates traditional
knowledge, values and principles. These attributes are the foundations for a vibrant and sustainable
First Nations forest-based economy that engages youth and results in healthy First Nations
communities and environments.”
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ContentsIntroduction 5
WhatisFirstNationsForestry? 7
Lands 9
Authority 11
Values 13
Economylinkedtocommunitywell-being 15
Summary 17
FirstNationsForestryProgramNationalCouncil 18
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Theobjectivesofthevisioningexercisearethreefold:
1. Toidentify,presentandpromotea10-yearVisionforFirstNationsForestrythatdescribesdesiredoutcomesandmeasuresofsuccess;
2. Toidentifypotentialrolesforgovernment,FirstNationsandindustryincontributingtotheachievementoftheVision;and
3. ToidentifyopportunitiesandprioritiesforfutureFirstNationsforestsectorprogramming.
TheVisionwasdevelopedthroughaseriesoffacilitatedmeetingswithFirstNationsmembersfromtheFirstNationsForestryProgram’snineProvincialandTerritorialManagementCommitteesfromacrossCanada.Toguidethevisioningexercise,fourinterviewquestionswereposedtotheparticipantsateachmeeting:(1)WhatisFirstNationsforestry?;(2)WhatisyourvisionofFirstNationsforestryin10years?;(3)Howwillthisvisionbeachieved?;and(4)HowwillFirstNationsrecognizethatthevisionhasbeenachieved?
Theninereportsoftheregionalvisioningexerciseswerecompletedasstand-alonedocumentsanddistributedtoallFNFPCommitteerepresentatives.Anationalroll-upreportwasthenproducedandendorsedbytheFNFPNationalCouncil.Thefullreportandtheindividualregionalsummaryreportsareavailableonrequest;[email protected].
ThesummaryreportrepresentstheVisionofFirstNationsforestrypractitionerswhoserveontheFNFPNationalCouncil.Theviewsandopinionsexpressedinitarethoseoftheauthors.ItdoesnotnecessarilyrepresenttheviewsofNaturalResourcesCanadaorIndianandNorthernAffairsCanada,whichco-sponsoredthevisioningexerciseundertheFNFP.
Introduction
InMarch2007,theNationalCounciloftheFirstNationsForestryProgram(FNFP)launchedaprocesstodevelopacollectivevisionforFirstNationsforestryfromtheperspectiveofFirstNationsforestrypractitioners.TheVisionistobesharedwithFirstNationscommunitiesandforestrypractitioners,andisintendedtoinformandinfluenceforestpolicyplanners,educatorsanddecision-makersingovernment,industryandacademia.
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CommunityWell-being
AuthorityLands
Values
What is First Nations Forestry?
First Nations forestry
• isholistic;• isintegratedwithcommunityvalues;• involvesstewardshipandsustainability;• speakstoaccesstoresourcesandeconomicself-sufficiency;• isaboutgovernance;• valuespartnershipsandmutualrespect;and• createseconomicopportunities(employment,skillsdevelopmentand businessdevelopment).
Our shared Vision integrates four aspects:
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Lands,andaccesstoforestresources,arekeyelementsofourVisionforthefutureofFirstNationsforestry.
“Lands”includesreserveandtreatylandentitlement(TLE)lands,landsundermodern-dayTreaties(comprehensiveclaims);traditionalterritories,includingthoseterritoriesunderaclaimofAboriginaltitle;andtreatyconceptsofstewardship,asharingoftreatylandsandequitableaccesstoresources.
“Lands”alsoreferstotenuresheldbyFirstNationsand/oraccesstoforestresourcesandtimbervolumes,allocationsandlicencesonCrownlands.
Lands
Key Trend Indicators
• HectaresofforestedlandsunderFirstNationsownershipandcontrol(reservelands)
• Numberandsizeoflandclaimssettledandmodern-daytreatiesenacted
• TimberallocationsandharvestinglicencesonCrownlands(foresttenures,co-managementagreements)
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ThesettlementofcomprehensiveandspecificclaimsacrossCanadaisincreasingthequantumofFirstNationslands.Forexample,totalreservelandsacrossCanadastoodat3.4millionhectaresin2009.Thisamountisprojectedtoreachcloseto5millionhectaresby2022.
AnincreasedlandbaseandgreateraccesstoforestlandsandresourcesarefundamentalenablersthatwillaccelerateFirstNationsparticipationandcontributionstoCanada’sforestsector.Unresolvedlandandtreatyissuesareamajorimpedimenttoforestsectorinvestment,growthandthedevelopmentofpartnershipsbetweenFirstNationsandindustry.
First Nations traditional territories, lands and forest tenures are managed holistically . . .
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Authority
Key Trend Indicators
• ProfessionallyqualifiedFirstNationsforestersandforesttechniciansactivelyengagedinAboriginalforestry
• FirstNationsexercisingforestryregulationsconsistentwithFirstNationsspiritualvalues,landuseplansandtheexercise oftraditionallandandresourceuserights
• Partnershiparrangementsandcomprehensiveco-managementagreementsbetweenFirstNationsandprovincial/territorialandfederalgovernmentsbasedonmutualrespect
• Inter-tribalcollaborationandgrowingvolumeofinter-tribaltradeinforestproductsandservices
• WoodsupplyarrangementsnegotiateddirectlywithFirstNations
• Resourceroyaltyrevenuesthatreducedependenceonannualgovernmentprogramfunding
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Authorityisdefinedheretomeancontrolof–andresponsibilityfor–theplanning,developmentandmanagementofforestedlandsandforestresources.
AuthorityandjurisdictionofFirstNationsforestedlandsarebeingrestoredbyvirtueofseveralfactors:thegrowingexerciseofAboriginalandTreatyrights;theresolutionoflandclaimsandTreatysettlements;andagreementswithprovincesandterritoriestosharedecision-makingauthorityandresourcerevenues,environmentalassessmentprocessesandwide-areaplanninginitiatives.
FirstNationsareassuminggreaterrolesandresponsibilitiesinthemanagementandcommercialuseofforestsasaresultofgrowingprofessionalcompetencyandthesettlementofcomprehensiveandspecificlandclaims.
Revenue-sharingmustbearequirementofanynewprovincial/territoriallicensingorotherarrangementswithindustry.Aswell,forestresourcerevenues,includingroyaltiesandfeespaidfortherighttouseFirstNationsreservelands,shouldbecollectedandmanagedbyFirstNations.Otherpotentialresourcerevenuesthatcouldbesharedincluderoyaltiesforgas,oil,coal,sandandgravel;mineraltaxes;andwaterrentalfeesfromhydroelectricgeneration.
. . . under First Nations authority by First Nations forestry practitioners and professionals, in accordance with the reconciliation of Aboriginal title and rights . . .
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ForFirstNations,theforesthasspecialspiritual,cultural,economicandsocialsignificance.Respectforthe“spiritoftheforest”isthereforeapredominantvalueguidingAboriginalforestry.Forthesereasons,forestmanagementregimesneedtoincorporatetraditionalknowledge,valuesandprinciples.
AdefiningfeatureofeachFirstNation’scustomarylawisaholisticviewoftheland.FirstNationsforestryisabout“thewholeforest”andrefersto“everythingontheland.”
Theforestisaplacethatsustainstraditionallivelihoodsandculturalpractices,includinghunting,fishing,trappingandgatheringfood,waterandmedicinefordomestic,ceremonialandhealingpurposes;andresourcesforbuildingshelters,transportation,heating,cookinganddrying.Inaddition,“respectingthespiritoftheforest”isaboutbeingresponsibleformaintainingtheintegrityoftheforestwhendisturbancesoccur,forexample,byimplementingrestorativemeasures.
RespectingtraditionalknowledgeandharmonizingmultipleusesarecentraltoourVisionforFirstNationsforestry.
Values . . . respect for the “spirit of the forest” and the incorporation of traditional knowledge, values and principles . . .
Key Trend Indicators
• Forestmanagementplans,regulationsandregimes thatrespectsthespiritoftheforestandincorporates FirstNationscustomarylaw,values,traditionalknowledge andthewisdomoftheElders
• Investmentsintraditionallanduseresearchand occupancystudies
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ManyFirstNationsacrossCanadaareforest-dependent:80percentofFirstNationscommunitiesarelocatedinCanada’sforestregions.ForthoseFirstNationswithinoradjacenttoareaswithcommercialforestrypotential,forestrycanofferthebestopportunityforcommunitysustainability,whichcreateswealth,income,jobsandskillsthatsupportcommunityself-reliance.
OneofthekeyingredientsforhealthycommunitiesistheengagementofFirstNationsyouthinforestry-relatedtraining,educationandemployment.Focusedinvestmentsareneededtoprepareyouthforcareersintheforestsector.
Inthefuture,governmentandindustrypartnersareencouragedtoallocatemoreresourcestocommunity-basededucationandon-the-jobtraining.Bythesemeans,literacyandtechnicalandbusinesscompetenciesarestrengthenedandFirstNationscitizenshaveanopportunitytoacquirethebasicskillsrequiredforemploymentinforestry-relatedoccupationsandprofessions.
Economy linked to community well-being
. . . a vibrant and sustainable First Nations forest-based economy that engages youth and results in healthy First Nations communities and environments.
Key Trend Indicators
• AccessbyFirstNationsyouthtoeducationalopportunitiesandsuccessfulcompletionofprofessionaltraininginnaturalresources-relatedfields
• Employmentintheforest-basedeconomy,bothonandoffreserve
• FirstNationsbusinessownershipandpartnershipswithindustry
• Participationinemergingopportunitiessuchasbio-energy,environmentalgoodsandservices,non-timberforestproducts(NTFPs)andprocurementopportunitiesinforestryservices
• Workforceparticipationatalllevelsintheforestsector,fromentry-leveltoseniormanagement
• MarketaccessforFirstNationsforestproductsandservicesfacilitatedthroughincreasedcertificationandbranding
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FirstNationsforestryinvolvesholisticandintegratedlandmanagement,sustainableuseandenvironmentalstewardship,andtherestorationofeconomicself-sufficiency,governanceandcommunitywell-being.Itisaboutrespectingthe“spiritoftheforest,”restoringthevitalityofFirstNationscommunitiesandworkingwiththenaturalresourcesuponwhichwedepend.Intermsofpriorities,allareequallyimportant.
AsFirstNationsforestrypractitioners,ourVisionisaboutthefuture.Itisinformedbyourcollectiveexperiences,theteachingsofourEldersandourdailylivesworkinginforestryinandaroundourcommunities.
OurvisionforFirstNationsforestryin2020isambitiousbutrealisticandachievable.Weareseekingtoachievehealthy,self-reliantFirstNationscommunitiesthatparticipatemorefullyintheforest-basedeconomyinaccordancewiththevaluesandaspirationsofourindividualcommunities.
Wearemakinggoodprogressonseveralfronts.Lookingbackoverthepast15yearsoftheFirstNationsForestryProgram,wehavewitnessedameasurablepositivechangeinourcapacitytogovernandsustainablymanageourforestresourcesandinourabilitytoparticipateinandbenefitfrommajorforestsectoreconomicopportunities.Thisisa“win-win”situationforbothCanadaandFirstNations.Lookingtotheimmediateandlong-termfuture,weneedtobuildonoursuccessesandbestpracticesandtoaccelerateopportunitiesforouryouth.
ThekeyindicatorsidentifiedinthisreportwillhelpusmeasureourprogressinattainingtheVision.AdvancingtheVisionwillrequireongoingcollaboration,supportandengagementbygovernments,industryandneighbouringnon-Aboriginalcommunitiesandinstitutions.
WehopeyouwillsupportourVision,andwelookforwardtoworkingtogetherwithyoutoadvanceFirstNationsparticipationinforestryacrossthecountry.
Summary
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Visioning ExerciseParticipating representatives:
Session facilitators:- JohnDoornbos,Manager,OperationalPrograms,CanadianForestService,NaturalResourcesCanada
- JackSmyth,Chief,ForestryDevelopmentandAboriginalAffairs,CanadianForestService
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RoseKushnirakYukonPTMC
ChrisMcCormickOntarioPTMC
EarlSmithBCPTMC
GordonIronSaskatchewanPTMC
AltonHudsonAtlanticPTMC
RonMatthewBCPTMC
First Nations Forestry Program National Council
Dedicated to the memory of Ron Matthew,whose commitment and contributions to First Nations forestryare remembered with fondness, respect and appreciation.