BC Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering

November 29-30, 2018Vancouver Convention Centre West

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Joint welcome from the Province of British Columbia and the First Nations Leadership Council

It is our great pleasure to welcome all delegates to the 5th annual B.C. Cabinet & First Nations Leaders’ Gathering held on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish First Nations.

This year’s gathering is organized in partnership between the First Nations Leadership Council and the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.

The gathering offers numerous opportunities for First Nations leaders to meet with B.C. Cabinet Ministers on issues of importance to your communities, and to build relationships with leaders from other communities.

Reconciliation is a cross-government priority. This gathering offers us all face-to-face opportunities to continue on the path towards building a fair, just and equitable partnership where we are working together to advance respectful government-to-government relationships that support reconciliation and self-determination.

AGENDA

Thursday, November 29, 2018TIME SESSION ROOM

7:00am – 5:00pm Registration Open Level 1 Foyer

8:00am – 5:00pm Exhibit Booths Open Ballroom A

7:30am – 8:30am BREAKFAST Ballroom A

8:30am – 8:40am Welcome Remarks and Opening PrayerMC: Harold Tarbell

WELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER: Squamish Nation

Ballroom B

8:40am – 9:00am Opening Remarks• Honourable John Horgan, Premier, Province of British Columbia• Chief Robert Chamberlin, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs• Grand Chief Edward John, First Nations Summit• Regional Chief Terry Teegee, British Columbia Assembly of First Nations

Ballroom B

9:00am – 10:00am PLENARY SESSION #1 – CABINET COMMITTEE ON RECONCILIATIONMinisters’ Panel• Honourable Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation • Honourable Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier • Honourable Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training• Honourable Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and

Rural Development

Ballroom B

10:00am – 10:20am PLENARY KEYNOTE ADDRESS • Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Ballroom B

10:20am – 10:30am BREAK — Transition to One-On-One Meetings (refreshments served)

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018TIME SESSION ROOM

2:00pm – 7:00pm Delegate Registration Level 1 Foyer

9:00am – 12:00pm Emergency Management BC - regional sessions Room 101 – 102

1:00pm – 4:00pm First Nations Leadership Council Caucus Room 109 – 110

5:30pm – 7:30pm Welcome Reception hosted by the Business Council of British Columbia and the BC Federation of LabourWELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER: Musqueam Nation

Ballroom D

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Thursday, November 29, 2018TIME SESSION ROOM

10:30am – 12:05pm ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS Multiple Rooms

10:30am – 11:15am BREAKOUT SESSION #1 – Environmental Assessment• Associate Deputy Minister Kevin Jardine, Environmental Assessment

Office• Stacey Edzerza-Fox, First Nations Leadership Council Technical Team• Jessica Clogg, First Nations Leadership Council Technical Team• Paul Blom, First Nations Leadership Council Technical Team

Ballroom B

11:00am – 12:00pm YOUTH BREAKOUT SESSION • First Nations Youth Delegates• Indigenous Youth Internship Program Delegates• Youth Representatives, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and

British Columbia Assembly of First Nations

Room 109

11:15am – 12:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION #2 – Children and Families • Deputy Minister Allison Bond, Ministry of Children and Family

Development• Cheryl Casimer, First Nations Summit• Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

Ballroom B

12:00pm – 1:00pm LUNCH Ballroom A

1:00pm – 5:00pm ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS Multiple Rooms

1:00pm – 2:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION #3 – BC Tripartite Education Agreement (BCTEA) • Tyrone McNeil, President, First Nations Education Steering

Committee• Debbie Jeffrey, Executive Director, First Nations Education Steering

Committee

Ballroom B

2:00pm – 3:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION #4 – Gaming Revenue Sharing• First Nations Summit Gaming Commission

Ballroom B

3:00pm – 3:30pm BREAK (refreshments served)

3:30pm – 4:15pm BREAKOUT SESSION #5 – B.C. Poverty Reduction Strategy• Honourable Minister Shane Simpson, Ministry of Social Development

and Poverty Reduction• Cheryl Casimer, First Nations Summit

Ballroom B

4:15pm – 5:00pm BREAKOUT SESSION #6 – Fisheries/Wild Salmon• Jordan Point, Executive Director, First Nations Fisheries Council of

British Columbia • Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett, Wild Salmon Advisory Council• Chief Robert Chamberlin, First Nations Leadership Council• Regional Chief Terry Teegee, First Nations Leadership Council

Ballroom B

5:00pm END OF DAY

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Friday, November 30, 2018TIME SESSION ROOM

7:30am – 3:00pm Registration Open Level 1 Foyer

8:00am – 4:00pm Exhibit Booths Open Ballroom A

7:30am – 8:30am BREAKFAST Ballroom A

8:30am – 8:40am Welcome Remarks and Opening PrayerMC: Harold Tarbell

WELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER: Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Ballroom B

8:40am – 10:10am PLENARY SESSION #2 – PROGRESS ON RIGHTS RECOGNITION & SELF DETERMINATION Child Welfare Agreements

• Honourable Minister Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development• Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Splatsin • Chief Harvey McLeod, Upper Nicola Indian Band

shíshálh Foundation Agreement• Honourable Minister Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation• Chief Warren Paull, shíshálh Nation 

Supporting Community-Driven Nation-Based Mental Health and Wellness Initiatives• Honourable Minister Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions• Grand Chief Doug Kelly, Chair, First Nations Health Council

Ballroom B

10:10am – 10:20am BREAK - Transition to One-on-One Meetings (refreshments served)

10:20am – 12:20am ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS Multiple Rooms

10:30am – 11:15am BREAKOUT SESSION #7 – Community Healing, Safety, and Well-being• Chastity Davis, Chair, Minister’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women • Executive Director Tracy Porteous, Ending Violence Association of BC• Elaine Alec, Women’s Representative, Union of British Columbia

Indian Chiefs

Ballroom B

11:20am – 12:20pm BREAKOUT SESSION #8 – Economic Development• Regional Chief Terry Teegee, British Columbia Assembly of First

Nations• Chief Rick Mclean, Tahltan Nation• President and CEO Greg D’Avignon, Business Council of British

Columbia

Ballroom B

12:30pm – 1:30pm LUNCH Ballroom A

Closing Remarks • Honourable Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation• Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs• Robert Phillips, First Nations Summit• Regional Chief Terry Teegee, British Columbia Assembly of First Nation

Ballroom B

1:30pm – 1:40pm Transition to One-on-One Meetings

1:40pm – 4:00pm ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS Multiple Rooms

2:30pm – 3:30pm REFRESHMENTS SERVED (no break in program)

4:00pm END OF DAY

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MINISTER AND DEPUTY MINISTER TABLE ASSIGNMENTS

1 HON. CAROLE JAMESMinister of Finance and Deputy Premier

2 LORI WANAMAKERDeputy Minister, Ministry of Finance

3 BOB D’EITHBC Caucus

4 GARRY BEGGBC Caucus

5 JANET ROUTLEDGEBC Caucus

6 DOUG ROUTLEYBC Caucus

6 RONNA-RAE LEONARDBC Caucus

7 NICHOLAS SIMONS BC Caucus

8 LORI HALLSDeputy Minister, Public Service Agency

9 HON. LISA BEAREMinister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

10 ANNE KANGParliamentary Secretary for Seniors

11 HON. BRUCE RALSTONMinister of Jobs, Trade, and Technology

12 HON. SHANE SIMPSONMinister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction

13 MABLE ELMOREParliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction

14 SPENCER CHANDRA HERBERTBC Caucus

15 WES SHOEMAKERDeputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

16 HON. LANA POPHAMMinister of Agriculture

17 MITZI DEANParliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity

18 RAJ CHOUHANBC Caucus

19 OKENGE YUMA MORISHODeputy Minister, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, Office of the Premier

20 SHANNON BASKERVILLEDeputy Minister, Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training

21 BOBBI PLECAS Deputy of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

22 HON. GEORGE CHOWMinister of State for Trade

23 SANDRA CARROLLDeputy Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture

24 RAVI KAHLONParliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism

25 FAZIL MIHLARDeputy Minister, Ministry of Jobs, Trade, and Technology

26 RICK GLUMACParliamentary Secretary for Technology

27 DAVID GALBRAITHDeputy Minister, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction

28 MARK SIEBENDeputy Solicitor General

29 HON. MIKE FARNWORTHMinister of Public Safety and Solicitor General

30 JAGRUP BRARBC Caucus

31 HON. SELINA ROBINSONMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

32 JACQUIE DAWESDeputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

33 HON. MELANIE MARKMinister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training

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MINISTER AND DEPUTY MINISTER TABLE ASSIGNMENTS

34 MARK ZACHARIASDeputy of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

35 HON. GEORGE HEYMANMinister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

36 HON. HARRY BAINSMinister of Labour

37 TREVOR HUGHESDeputy Minister, Ministry of Labour

38 RACHNA SINGHBC Caucus

39 HON. JUDY DARCYMinister of Mental Health and Addictions

40 NEILANE MAYHEWDeputy Minister, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions

41 BECKY DENLINGERDeputy Minister, Emergency Management BC, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

42 BOWINN MAParliamentary Secretary for Translink

43 GRANT MAINDeputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

44 ALLISON BONDDeputy Minister, Ministry of Children and Family Development

45 DAVE NIKOLEJSINDeputy Minister, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

46 HON. DAVID EBYAttorney General

47 RICHARD FYFEDeputy Attorney General, Ministry of Attorney General

48 SCOTT MACDONALDDeputy Minister, Ministry of Education

49 HON. ROB FLEMINGMinister of Education

50 JOHN ALLANDeputy Minister, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development

51 DOUG CAULDeputy Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

52 HON. ADRIAN DIXMinister of Health

53 JILL KOTDeputy Minister, Ministry of Citizens’ Services

54 HON. JINNY SIMSMinister of Citizens’ Services

55 JENNIFER RICEParliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness

56 HON. CLAIRE TREVENAMinister of Transportation and Infrastructure

57 HON. KATRINA CHENMinister of State for Child Care

58 HON. KATRINE CONROYMinister of Children and Family Development

59 HON. MICHELLE MUNGALLMinister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

60 HON. DOUG DONALDSONMinister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development

61 HON. SCOTT FRASERMinister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

62 DAVID BYRES,Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health

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PREMIER AND CABINET MINISTERS

HON. HARRY BAINSMinister of Labour

MLA for Surrey-Newton

HON. KATRINE CONROYMinister of Children and

Family DevelopmentMLA for Kootenay West 

HON. GEORGE CHOWMinister of State for Trade

MLA for Vancouver- Fraserview 

HON. DOUG DONALDSON

Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource

Operations and Rural Development

MLA for Stikine

HON. KATRINA CHENMinister of State for

Child CareMLA for Burnaby-Lougheed

HON. ADRIAN DIXMinister of Health

MLA for Vancouver- Kingsway

HON. LISA BEAREMinister of Tourism,

Arts and CultureMaple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

HON. JUDY DARCYMinister of Mental Health

and AddictionsMLA for New Westminster

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HON. DAVID EBY, Q.C.Attorney General

MLA for Vancouver- Point Grey

HON. GEORGE HEYMANMinister of Environment

and Climate Change Strategy

MLA for Vancouver- Fairview

HON. SCOTT FRASERMinister of Indigenous

Relations and ReconciliationMLA for Mid Island-

Pacific Rim

HON. MELANIE MARKMinister of Advanced Education, Skills and

TrainingMLA for Vancouver-

Mount Pleasant

HON. ROB FLEMINGMinister of Education

MLA for Victoria-Swan Lake

HON. CAROLE JAMESMinister of Finance

and Deputy PremierMLA for Victoria-

Beacon Hill

HON. MIKE FARNWORTH

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Government House LeaderMLA for Port Coquitlam

HON. JOHN HORGANPremier and President of

the Executive CouncilMLA for Langford-

Juan de Fuca

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HON. LANA POPHAMMinister of AgricultureMLA for Saanich South

HON. JINNY SIMSMinister of Citizens’ ServicesMLA for Surrey-Panorama

HON. SHANE SIMPSONMinister of Social

Development and Poverty Reduction

MLA for Vancouver-Hastings 

HON. SELINA ROBINSONMinister of Municipal Affairs

and HousingMLA for Coquitlam-

Maillardville 

HON. BRUCE RALSTONMinister of Jobs, Trade

and TechnologyMLA for Surrey-Whalley

HON. CLAIRE TREVENAMinister of Transportation

and InfrastructureMLA for North Island 

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Working in partnership is a hallmark of reconciliation. The Province of British Columbia and First Nations Leadership Council have been working collaboratively to commission an artistic design that represents the important themes of renewal, reconciliation and cultural connections; communication and collaborative exchange of ideas; and partnership, shared endeavours and building relationships.

We are honoured to thank accomplished artist Andy Everson from the K’òmoks First Nation for his beautiful design that embodies all of these important themes.

Andy explains that the four feathers represent the diversity of the Indigenous peoples of British Columbia and the drum symbolizes the heartbeat of Indigenous ceremonies. The feathers are arranged in four directions to represent the people of the North Coast (North), Interior (East), Salish (South) and those who have become disconnected from their home or have relocated to western Canada (West).

Andy draws upon his roots amongst the Kwakawaka’wakw, Salish and Tlingit peoples to create artwork that reflects the convergence of ancient traditions with modern society.

The new design was commissioned to replace a previous provincial government design, which used Indigenous iconography but was not created by an Indigenous artist. The move to the new four-feathers design is intended to right that wrong.

A number of respected Indigenous artists were invited to submit designs. The final design was selected by a panel with representation from the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, First Nations Leadership Council, First Peoples’ Cultural Council and Royal BC Museum’s First Nations’ Repatriation department.

This outstanding design will be used at the annual BC Cabinet & First Nations Leaders’ Gathering, and it will be an important and featured component on government-to-government agreements, as well as other provincial communications materials related to reconciliation.

Indigenous design by Andy Everson

EXHIBITS

Make sure to visit the exhibit booths in Ballroom A.

Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC

Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy

BC Aboriginal Childcare Society

BC Achievement Foundation/Indigenous Business Awards

BC Procurement Strategy

Cannabis Secretariat

EMBC (PreparedBC and Emergency InfoBC)

Environmental Assessment Operations-Ministry of Environment

First Peoples Cultural Council (FPCC)

First Nations Education Steering Committee

First Nations Energy and Mining Council

First Nations Emergency Services Society

First Nations Fisheries Council

First Nations Forestry Council

First Nations Health Authority

First Nations Health Council

First Nations Public Service Secretariat

First Nations Technology Council

Indigenous Tourism BC

Indigenous Youth Internship Program

Ministry of Agriculture

The Moose Hide Campaign

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

New Relationship Trust

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

Royal BC Museum (RBCM)

Urban Native Youth Association

WorkBC

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