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Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Society

Newsletter Vol. 2016 (3) May

We are having a Dick Family Meeting on Monday, June 6 at the Quinsam Boardroom at 6:30 pm. The goal of a family meeting is to respond to questions and concerns in regards to treaty and our constitution. If you are interested in having your own family meeting please contact Jamie Bryant at jbryant@lkts.ca or 250.895.0043 to arrange a date and time that best suits you and your family. We have had great success so far, touching on topics such as Homalco and We Wai Kai’s land overlap, taxes, Indian Status, pros and cons of treaty, health, education, and governance. All We Wai Kai citizens are welcome to attend any family meeting.

Dick Family Meeting

Room 105-2005 Eagle Drive Quinsam Hall Phone: 250-287-9460 Email: rnaknakim@lkts.ca

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Important Dates

Family Meetings On Treaty DICK Monday, June 6 @ 6:30 PM Quinsam Boardroom WILSON Thurs, Sept 15 @ 6:30 PM Quinsam Boardroom

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Chief Negotiator Rod Naknakim

rnaknakim@lkts.ca

Office Support Dani Assu

dassu@lkts.ca

Lands Support John Munro

john@jkmap.ca

Research Support Dee Cullon

deecullon@shaw.ca

Community Support Jamie Bryant

jbryant@lkts.ca

In March we applied for a grant to start Comprehensive Community Planning. Comprehensive Community Planning is a program designed to bring citizens together to talk about the big picture of our Nation, subjects such as governance, health, and community services. We are happy to report that our application was approved; therefore, we will be starting brainstorming sessions with our citizens within the next couple of months. We have new representatives from the Provincial Government joining us at the main table. Stuart Gale is our new Provincial Chief Negotiator. He has brought on three other Provincial team members who hold great reputations among the Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Team. Part of the delay in treaty negotiations is due to high turnover of government representatives, which the Provincial Government is fully aware of. We look forward to working with this new team. The Provincial Government is working on a program designed to look at land overlaps between Nations. This will help identity land disputes before they arise within the treaty process. As an example, if three Nations request a certain land selection as Treaty Settlement Lands, one Nation will receive that land, and the other two may be compensated with another land options or with money. The Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Society, and the Federal and Provincial governments are in the process of reviewing our Agreement in Principle (AIP) chapter by chapter. Our first chapter review meeting is June 6 in Campbell River. Thank you for reading! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email jbryant@lkts.ca or call 250.895.0043. Your Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Team

Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Society Update

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Cape Church stained glass window with fishing boat