A Case Study: Achieving a Recreation Destination
First Nation Governance • 1998 - Traditional governance – Turn of the century • 1973 - Indian Act Band – Together today for our children tomorrow • 2006 – Self government First Nation Economic Development • Building a Niche • Servicing a market • Accommodating a market • Year around market Concluding Lessons • Partnerships • Circles squared • Tlingit Canoe races • A journey • A Shift
Carcross, Yukon
Recent entrepreneurial history
Survival: Choutla Residential School
Towards self-government
Self-Government 2005
Economy building - local challenges
Prosperity Mandate Carcross Tagish Management Corporation • Our vision is to grow private sector economic activity in Carcross that will create a year-around cycle of sustainable jobs and business opportunities for the community, our First Nation, and the Yukon. • To succeed we needed local solutions to our local challenges.
Trust Funds and development corporation models 1. Community Economic Development 2. Straight for-profit Venture capital 3. Going Concerns with 50% ownership 4. Externally managed funds 5. Combining for-profit with community development • Arm’s length corps • Established Chiefs • Out of the First Nations offices Shareholder alignment always key
Our Strategy Balancing people, planet, and profit Step 1: Grow “Niche” Market – Trails Addressing poverty via training, entrepreneurship, and mentorship Step 4: Step 2: Guiding principal – House the Service the distributive justice market – Market – beach front Retail Guiding principal – Step 3: understanding the Overnight cost of no the market - hotel
Foundatio ional l governin ing documents Visio ision docs s Touris ism Code of Conduct P Prosp spectus
Development map printy Resort Trails Retail Residential
Step 1. Creating the Market – Single Track to Success
Planning Process 1) Community info 2) Infrastructure plan 3) Management plan “Who, What” “Where & When” “How” 2013 Sustainability Plan Jane of all Trades Consulting for
Elder’s advice.
At work
At rest
At play
Carcross traffic jams
Local bikers gangs
Today’s gold rush
Good to the last drop.
Hi Ho , off to work…..
Carcross Winter mountain biking
Single Track to Success results
Step 2. Servicing the Market – Carcross Commons The concept
Case Study 2 – Public lic in investment in in rural development
The start
The construction
The first
The opening
The entrepreneurs
The final product…
Cross cutting strategy #1 Cultural revitalization – totem poles
Trail and trade story pole
Step 3. Accommodating the Market – Resort 5 star resort development Hotel / hostel development
Resort at Millhaven bay, Carcross
Resort partnership w/ Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
Step 4 – Growing the Market – residential development
Planning doc – visual maps
Bennett beach, Carcross Reader’s Digest & MSN Travel top 10 beach in Canada
Concepts
Cross cutting strategy #2: Building trades capacities
Carcross Tiny Homes project
Building a new tax base – growing the market
Increased circular flow of the dollar
Year around economic activity
Realizing a new vision…
… opportunities for families.
Concluding Thoughts….
Setting people up for success
Partnering
Community building
Geo Tourism
Gunalchéesh
www.montanamountain.ca www.carcrosscommons.com www.investcarcross.com
Shift – Carcross Single Track documentary
Questions? Contact Justin at jjferbey@gmail.com.
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