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Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord “The Journey”

1873 2016

Several decades of relationship building

Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord – Timeline

2 World Wars Residential Schools Tuberculosis Social Change

Engagement, cooperation around mutual health care needs;

1990’s

• Sioux Lookout Indian Hospital(circa 1949)

Sioux Lookout General Hospital(circa 1922)

• Five years discussing amalgamation and building new

hospital

• Historic 1997 Four Party Agreement

between:

• Nishnawbe Aski Nation
• Municipality of Sioux Lookout
• Canada
• Ontario

Reaching out to each other;

2000’s OUTREACH 2006-2010

• Sioux Lookout Mayor and Lac Seul Chief reach out
• 2007 Municipal Council visits Lac Seul
• 2008 Chief Bull and Mayor Poling march together in

the Yellow Ribbon Walk

• 2008 Mayor and 2 Councillors visit neighbouring

First Nation community after death of a teenager

• 2009 Mutual Planning for Economic Summit
• 2010 Municipal Council visits Lac Seul

• Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord – Guiding Principles

The Circle Grows

2012- 2014

• Cat Lake joins Sioux Lookout Friendship

Accord

• First Nations-Municipal Community Economic

Development Initiative launched by FCM

• Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) reaches
• ut to the Municipality of Sioux Lookout and

Lac Seul First Nation

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2014

And Grows …

2015

• Mishkeegogamang First Nation, and
• Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) express

interest in joining Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord

First Nations-Municipal Community Economic Development

Coming together is a

BEGINNING

Keeping together is

PROGRESS

Working together is

SUCCESS

Henry Ford

Regional leadership, demonstrating how Municipal and First Nation governments can work k toget ether her;

• Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord – Guiding Principles

Encourag rage Firs rst Nation ion inves vestm tment ent in Sioux Lookout including, but not limited to, people, culture, business, community and social participation;

• Accomplishments:
• Meno Ya Win Health Centre – 104 million
• Hostel – 7 million
• Keewatin Patricia District School Board – 30 million

Increa crease se First st Nation

• n particip

icipat ation ion in our local economy;

• Creating economically

sustainable communities

• Core Sectors
• Forestry
• Mining
• Energy
• Transportation
• Tourism

Increa rease se Firs rst t Nation ion participat icipatio ion n in our local economy; www.farnorthrdc.ca

• Breaking DOWN Barriers, Building NEW Economies
• Regional Distribution Centre Project
• 31 Far North Communities
• Nishnawbe Aski Nation
• Preliminary Report was published in June

The development of protocols to establish open n and impro roved ved lines s of communic nicatio ation;

Chiefs and Mayors Gathering May 2015

Increa ease se Firs rst t Nation ion participat icipatio ion n in our local economy;

Business Hub Opens October 2015 Partner Communities

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Lac Seul First Nation Municipality of Sioux Lookout

Increa crease se First st Nation

• n partici

icipa pation ion in our local economy;

Giant Tiger locates in Sioux Lookout 2016

• Creating economically

sustainable communities

• Bamaji Air
• Wellington Inn Motel & Restaurant
• New Business
• Tim Hortons
• Giant Tiger

Increa rease se Firs rst t Nation ion participat icipatio ion n in our local economy; www.farnorthrdc.ca

2017 a ‘year of Truth and Reconciliation’ proclaimed

• Mayor’s Committee established

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Joins Friendship Accord - 2017

• (Big Trout Lake)
• 270 air miles

Shared Territory Protocol “The Journey”

THE PATH TO AN EXPLORATION FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

2017

Adva vancin ncing First st Na Nation

• n participat

icipation ion in our local economy;

First Nations Sign Negotiation Protocol Agreement 2018

GOING FOR GOLD

Increa rease se Firs rst t Nation ion participat icipatio ion n in our local economy;

Next Steps 2018-2019

• Creating economically

sustainable communities

• Economic Development Zones

Lessons Learned – Relationship Building;

Working together is

SUCCESS

Questions ?