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Comprehensive
Community
Development
Planning
A holistic response to
Nation Re-building
Inherent
Responsibilities
Ktunaxa Creation Story sets out relationship of
humans (Ktunaxa) to the land and all other
creatures.
?a•knumu¢tiŧiŧ translates to “Stewardship” and
“Self-governance”.
Recognize and Affirm Aboriginal Rights or the
Responsibility of Stewardship within entire
Ktunaxa Traditional Territory.
Have always shared responsibility for generation
and distribution of wealth; traditional Ktunaxa
governance concept – managing the economy.
Consider Ktunaxa governance “Interests” and those
of others who share our territory.
Context: the Current
Environment
• Most First Nations have over 40 years experience managing
multiple investments from numerous federal and provincial
government departments/agencies, with limited capacity to
measure outcomes at any level.
• At any given time, First Nations are managing investments
from up to 20 different agencies, each with different
reporting requirements, data systems and specific program
outcomes, creating an unbearable administrative burden.
• Resources from government tend to be program-driven with
a focus on external accountability, whereas First Nations’
services tend to be family-oriented and holistic with
accountability to community wellness a priority.
• Self-governance is an objective for many First Nations.
• Desire to bring forward traditional concepts of governance;
family responsibilities.
a Shift in Thinking
When negotiating Local Education Agreements (1989), the Ktunaxa
Nation asked themselves why many of their children weren’t
successful learning and functioning in the provincial school systems
– few citizens were entering post-secondary education
As the Nation negotiated contracts for economic development, and
community members became part of the ‘mainstream’ workforce
after years of residential school and reserve isolation, our young
people found it difficult to hold jobs; much reliance on community
programs
When we finally learned about FAS (ARBD) and related it to our
historical circumstances (poverty, residential schools, multiple
generations of alcoholism, similar birth defects and learning
difficulties, etc.) things began to make sense…
The Nation shifted focus to the root causes of the communities’ issues
rather than just treating the manifestations
Started to move away from program delivery and focus on Individual
and Family Wellness – STRATEGIC PLANNING - Individual Training
Plans, Family Growth Plans, Education Environment Plans…
Community Development Plans…
The BC Treaty Process became a tool to help reach our Vision
Determine our own destiny and build our own economy based on our
Aboriginal values and cultural strengths – Nation Re-building
Challenges for First Nations
Communities
SOCIAL: People who are at various
stages of healing and finding their
roots.
ECONOMIC: Moving from a
dependent society to one that is
self-directed and self-sustaining.
CULTURAL: Re-building the strength
found in knowing and using
traditional knowledge and
language.
ENVIRONMENTAL: Protecting our
lands and resources for future
generations; all things are related.
Community
Development
means using
the
community’s
resources
(people,
knowledge,
land, things,
money) to
meet the
community’s
goals and
achieve their
Vision.
Function of
Government
...The effective engagement of all
members and sectors of a society
in the stewardship, investment
and utilization of their land and
resources, in order to achieve
their common vision…
Ktunaxa Nation
Community Development
Appreciative Inquiry (building on assets)…
 What are the strengths of community?
 What are the strengths of the individuals that make
up the families in the community?
 What opportunities exist for community and
economic development?
 How can we connect people with the
opportunities?
 How can we build partnerships & access
resources?
 We aren’t trying to build strong programs, but
rather strong people who don’t need programs
Try differently, not harder
Bite-sized pieces...
• Achieving your long-term vision requires a
coordination of resources, collaboration with
other organizations, a champion to lead the
process, and willingness to participate.
• Sometimes it is difficult to see the forest for the
trees; we need a clear path to follow.
• A Strategic Plan is a tool that helps to guide
organizations (& individuals) through complex
situations in the most efficient manner.
• An Integrated Plan increases efficiencies and
improves outcomes.
Common Vision
Strategic Investments...
Early Childhood
Development,
Education,
Health Care,
Housing, Justice,
Social Development,
Employment, Child
& Family Services
Managing Change
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Vision 
Values 
Guiding Principles 
Standards …
Institutions & Authorities
 Sector Charters
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Programs & Services
Policies & Procedures
Planning & Evaluation
Goals
Objectives
Inputs
Strategies &
Activities
Resources like
funding, staff,
facilities…
Outputs
Outcomes
Immediate
products of
activities
Benefits, impacts,
or changes as a
result of activities
Short-Intermediate& Long-term
Time Frame
Indicator
Responsibility
adapted from Community Solutions
Indicator
Show how an outcome has
been achieved
RESULTS
Indicator
Allocating Resources...
Who?
Activity
Objective
Activity
Activity
Goal
Activity
Objective
Activity
Activity
Funding
How much ?
Staff
By When?
Facilities
Knowledge
Partnerships
Common Vision
Strong, healthy citizens and
communities, speaking our
languages and celebrating who
we are and our history in our
ancestral homelands, working
together, managing our lands and
resources as a self-sufficient, selfgoverning Nation.
Ktunaxa Nation Vision Statement
Strong, healthy citizens and
communities…
• Social Investment education, employment
and training services, community policing and
peace-keeping, wills and estates, marriage
and divorce, health and social services, child
protection and family wellness services and
standards, standards for health and social
services, adoptions, education, employment
and training standards, public health and
safety, licensing of care facilities,
communicable disease control, correctional
services, immunizations, information
management
Current Community
Environment
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Education & Training
Health Services
Housing
Social Development
Employment Services
Child & Family Services
Justice
ECD - Head Start
Language & Culture
Recreation
Economic Development
Environmental Protection
People not Programs
• All program investments relate back to individual
people who are part of family units, within a community
environment; First Nation citizens.
• Investment is made in people and their environments,
to achieve the shared vision of strong, healthy
citizens and communites…
• Promote individual responsibility for wellness and
participation in growth and community governance.
• Focus on family reconstruction and reconnection.
Leadership, Management and Staff must consistently
work together as a team, under common principles and
a well documented set of policies and procedures.
“From these discussions and consultations, it is clear that a new approach is needed - one that tackles the
root causes of health problems for Aboriginal peoples…”
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, 2002
Speaking our languages…
celebrating our history
• Traditional Knowledge and Language
Enrichment, citizenship registry,
education and enrichment programs,
community archives, funerals and burials,
family genealogical records, language
and traditional knowledge curriculum and
standards, licensing of traditional
knowledge and language instructors,
libraries and cultural centres, museums,
protection of cultural property and
heritage resources, licensing of traditional
practitioners, information management,
trade and barter
?a.kukpukamnam
–a—ku‡pukamnam
Our foundation is our roots,
our Elders and traditions
Our Vision and Values are the
points at which we come
together, where we gain
strength
Our branches are the
communities and families, the
future generations
Our health and wealth come
from our environments:
social, cultural and physical:
economy
?a.kukpukam
–a—ku‡pukam
Exploring Traditions
Nation
Community
Family
Citizen
Traditional Values & Principles
Working together, managing
our lands and resources...
• Land and Resource Stewardship,
community/local land-use planning, community
parks and recreation services, waste
management, local pollution monitoring and
control, including air, cemeteries, public works,
property and real estate, local fire protection and
emergency response, animal control, regional
land use planning, land and resource protection,
regional water protection and utilization, forest
fire suppression, natural resource development
including timber and sub-surface resources,
natural disaster planning & response, wildlife
and migratory birds, licensing of fishing, hunting
and gathering, National parks, regional pollution
monitoring and control, including land, air &
water, information management
Effective Management
Stewardship versus Ownership; inalienable
Managing land, engaging people, building
capacity, developing processes, acquiring
technologies… institutional systems,
operational frameworks... RESOURCES.
– What resources do we have?
– How are they invested?
– How can we improve efficiencies?
– How can we track investment and
effectively coordinate activities?
Integrated Resource
Management
As a self-sufficient…
Economic Investment, community
capital and infrastructure,
community resource investment,
business licenses, sales and
property taxes, national resource
investment, income taxes &
royalties, gaming, information
management, borrowing and
lending of public funds
Harvard Experience
Nation Building Model of Ec. Dev.
• De-facto sovereignty self-government
• Effective Institutions
• Cultural fit
• Strategic approach
Protecting and Investing
• Interested in establishing a
sustainable economy – one that
engages citizens in meaningful ways
• Stewardship values have priority
over economic gain
• Freeing up enough capital to
encourage economic growth
• Cultural tourism a ‘good fit’
Strategic Investment
• Governments - many provincial/federal departments
and ministries holding pieces of a bigger mandate.
• Community – ‘try differently – not harder’, engaging
community and re-directing resources if appropriate.
• Private Sector - companies and individuals that share
the Vision, or have corporate responsibility to
social/cultural/environmental/economic agenda.
• The Plan - helps to coordinate the various interests
and orchestrate their involvement; measure growth.
• Communication - coordinate information from all
internal and external sources.
• Developing an information management system that
will ‘speak’ to existing government data systems.
Self-governing Nation
• Core Services public registry of Ktunaxa Nation
law, public interest interface (Ombudsman), law
enforcement and policing, professional advisory
services (legal, accounting systems), registry of
licenses and permits, communications (internal:
communities, Sectors, external: government,
media), public relations and inter-governmental
affairs, mail, etc., central reception and
switchboard, human resources, accounting
supervision (higher level), information
management & surveillance, vital statistics, filing
and records control (archives), maintenance
(janitorial, infrastructure), Community and National
elections, information technology support &
maintenance, purchasing & inventory, inter-sector
coordination for planning and evaluation), financial
comptroller (Auditor General)
Land, language, people,
economy…
Working together requires a sharing of
information and resources.
Integration of information and services improves
support to families.
Consideration is given to connections between
people, culture, land and the economy and
data is integrated accordingly; population
health.
Community and Regional Land Use Plans
integrated with other development plans.
Common Interests...
Reduce current reporting burden on First Nations and
improve compliance with reporting requirements.
Coordinate/integrate programs, services and resources
from all levels of government to maximize benefit and
improve outcomes.
Consolidate data for greater administrative efficiency
and better informed planning.
Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of
investment using growth/outcome indicators that are
respectful of regional/cultural differences and unique
individual (FASD) community needs.
Collect aggregate data for analysis and reporting (FNSI,
Budget/Treasury Board submissions).
Achieve Vision; population health.
Integrated Information
Management
making informed investments
Integrated Information Management provides
for...
• Analysis of investments and outcomes over
short and long term, at individual, family,
community, First Nation levels and potentially,
Canadian national aggregate data.
• Tracking of trends; comparative analysis.
• A reduced administrative burden.
• Improved efficiencies in service outcomes and
related reduction in expenditures.
• Overall increase in accountability.
Integration of Information
Data Storehouse –
An Analogy
Expansion
Bins
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this Data Item
Value
Effective Date
Expiration Date
Entry Date
Entered
By
Unit of
Measure
Source
Good
March 12 / 50
June 10 / 70
March 15 / 50
W. Jones
n/a
Survey
Fair
June 10 / 70
November 7 / 76
June 12/70
J. Doe
n/a
Inspection
Poor
November 7 / 76
November 9 / 76
R. Smith
n/a
Inspection
"Storage Bin" (Data Item)
The Ktunaxa Nation System
Development Criteria
• Use industry standard technology:
– J2EE application server.
– Oracle Data Base (for data storage, security,
reliability).
– Standard XML format for all data input and data
exchange.
• Store only one value for each piece of information.
• Focus on the functions supporting a “Person View” of
data rather than a “Program View”.
• First Nation data flows with four different systems as the
starting point (federal and provincial health & education)
but fully expandable.
• Security built in at many levels.
Protecting Privacy
Information Management practices governed by
existing federal and provincial privacy laws.
Under First Nation Self-government, these laws will
continue to prevail alongside First Nation laws.
Individuals will retain ownership of all information; First
Nations governments will be the stewards of their
citizens’ information and informed consent will be
required of citizens; data-sharing agreements will be
negotiated in accordance with privacy laws & consent.
All leaders, directors, managers, staff and contractors
will be required to take confidentiality training and sign
agreements defining access to and use of personal
information.
Governance Transition
…effective engagement of all members and sectors of a
society…
 Establish strategic alliances with those
Institutions presently holding ‘Authorities
of Government ’
 Explore opportunities for citizen
engagement in Nation Re-building and
Community Development
 Develop governance transition strategies,
integrated strategic plans and partnership
agreements within/between all sectors