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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Engaging and employing Aboriginals in resource projects

• Creating a successful economic development corporation

• Aboriginal environmental management strategies

• Developments in the Ring of Fire

• Moving beyond consultation to collaboration and consent

• Hear about the Opinagow Agreement, a model for resource development in Northern Quebec, based on

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014

8:45am - 9:30amWhy Aboriginal Leadership Matters

Gabrielle Scrimshaw,Co-founder, Aboriginal Professional Association of Canada

Indspire‘s 2013 First Nations Youth Recipient

9:30am - 10:45am Youth Panel

10:45am - 11:15am Networking Coffee Break

11:15am - 12:30pmRegional Framework for Mining in the Ring of Fire

Matawa Chiefs CouncilBob Rae, Lead Negotiatior for Member First Nations

Details about the Regional Framework Agreement (Ring of Fire and other mining developments) which was signed between the Matawa Chiefs Council and Ontario on March 26th 2014. Issues discussed will include:

• Land Management and the Environment

• Resource Revenue Sharing and Capacity Building for First Nations

• Infrastructure

• Employment & Training

• Community development

12:30pm - 1:30pm Luncheon

1:30pm - 3:00pm

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

1. Planning for Resource Regions: A Cross-Canada Review

Michelle Drylie and Paul Farish, planningAlliance / rePlan

• Understand the challenges inherent in managing the growth and long-term sustainability of resource regions

• Learn about best practices with case studies on a Comprehensive Regional Infrastructure Sustainability Plan for the Athabasca Oil Sands and the Thompson and Region Infrastructure Plan

2. Creating a Successful Economic Development Corporation: The ABCs of EDCs

Bob Hathaway, President, Cahokia Consultants

• Why an EDC is an essential business tool for First Nations

• First steps: purpose and structure

• Organizational steps

• Choosing an effective board

• Connecting with the community

• Relationships with elected leadership

• Measuring success

• The annual EDC “tune-up”

3. Building a Sustainable Aboriginal Mining Industry Workforce – Case Study

Kyle Downie, Chief Executive Officer, SkillPlan

Stephen Forward, Cree Human Resource Development

Learn about a workforce development model implemented within the Cree community that includes:

• Building a sustainable Essential Skills training program

• Understanding the importance of benchmarking, job and technical training profiling and addressing skill gaps

• Bridging training between community, technical institutions and employers

• Weaving efficient and effective quality assurance mechanisms to support training and skills development

4. Opinagow Collaboration Agreement: A Model for Resource Development in Northern Quebec

Chief Dennis Georgekish, Cree Nation of Wemindji

John Paul Murdoch, Legal Counsel

Nancy Bobbish, Manager of Community Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility, Goldcorp - Éléonore

Hear about this agreement based on strong core values and principles of collaboration, sustainability & excellence aimed at adding and enhancing value to both parties

• Brief history of the partnership

• The road to implementation

• Multi-party effort

• Collaboration Committee, Employment & Training Committee, Business Opportunities Committee, Environment Committee

• Opinagow Collaboration Agreement summit

• Celebrating our success and learning from our challenges

3:00pm - 3:30pm Networking Coffee Break

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5. Creating a Balanced Workforce: Women in Mining

This workshop will:

• Introduce and showcase a variety of women in leadership roles in mining

• Discuss similar approaches, skills and qualities among Aboriginal female mining leaders

• Debate the importance and impact of diverse leadership on creating positive work spaces and innovative business practices

6. Confronting the Elephant in the Room – Collaboration and Aboriginal Community Consent

Kim Cholette, DPRA Canada

Cheryl Brooks, Indigenuity

Learn about issues associated with moving beyond consultation towards collaboration and/or consent

• Hear about risks associated with a passive approach to consultation, as well as the risks associated with new ideas of working towards collaboration and consent. Explore options related to risk mitigation. Understand which risks can more readily be addressed; using which tools; and which are less easily addressed

• Explore specific issues based on presenters’ experience working with industry and First nations across Canada on various agreements, in various settings. You will take away these questions, risks, and mitigation strategies, to apply them to your specific situation.

7. Maintaining an Aboriginal Workforce in Resource Projects

Jamie Saulnier, President, Running Deer Resources

• Engagement strategy process

• Partnering with the community

• Assessing and documenting community resources

• Engaging employer

• Case study of Fox Lake Cree Nation Project

8. Best Practices in Métis Consultation and Accommodation

5:30pm - 7:30pm Networking Reception

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2014

8:45am - 10:00amFirst Nations Mining Corporation

John Pollesel, CEO, Morris Group Limited

Erik Kohtakangas, Vice President Operations, Cementation Canada

Stephen Lindley, Vice President, Aboriginal & Northern Affairs, SNC-Lavalin Inc.

Chris Angeconeb, General Manager, Economic Development, Lac Seul First Nation

Jason Batise, Economic Development Advisor, Flying Post First Nation

Chris McKay, Director of Business Development, Mattagami First Nation

• Hear about the organization and objectives of the First Nations Mining Corporation, a partnership of 4 Ontario First Nations (Flying Post

First Nation, Lac Seul First Nation, Mattagami First Nation, Wahghoshig First Nation), and 3 international service providers (Cementation, Morris Group and SNC-Lavalin)

• FNMC will form joint venture partnerships with local Aboriginal communities to promote, develop and carry out engineering, construction, environmental and other services for mining companies in Ontario throughout the project life cycle

• FNMC will also work to strengthen ties between Aboriginal communities and mining companies in order to facilitate the training and hiring of Aboriginals and the procurement of goods and services from Aboriginal suppliers


10:15am - 11:45am


9. IBAs: The Black Box of the Mining Sector

Adam Chamberlain, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais

• IBAs are typically kept confidential, which poses a challenge for a community or company trying to negotiate one for the first time

• In this session you will learn how they are entered into, the tools available for their creation and some of the more common elements they contain

10. Negotiating with Commercial Organizations to Create Positive Effective Business Partnerships

Ian Craven, CMA, MBA, Senior Partner, Advisory Services, MNP LLP

• Within major resource developments the Aboriginal community has encountered and often relied on business partners to help advance the many opportunities available

• Negotiating and managing partnerships successfully is an important part of the process. This workshop will take you through the do’s and don’ts to finding and pursuing quality partnerships and joint ventures

• You will learn a systematic approach to ensure that a community undertakes the necessary steps to develop a positive, equitable and effective business partnership

11. Towards Certainty in the Environmental Assessment of Potential Impacts to Aboriginal Rights

Andrew Robinson, MSc, and Justin Page, PhD, Senior Social Consultants, ERM Rescan

• An objective of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA, 2012) is to help achieve certainty with regard to the

identification and assessment of Aboriginal rights and interests. The Act aims to achieve this by providing direction to better integrate Aboriginal consultation into project reviews

• ERM Rescan’s work to date under CEAA, 2012 has shown that while progress has been made in improving certainty, the guidelines provided also create potential for uncertainty as expectations and timelines are not clearly defined

• This presentation examines current environmental assessments for two proposed mines in British Columbia, focusing on Aboriginal consultation requirements as defined under CEAA, 2012. It includes a discussion on the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes, as well as an overview of the benefits and implications for regulators, project proponents and local communities. Recommendations for improving certainty with regard to the identification and assessment of Aboriginal rights and interests will also be provided

11:45am - 12:30pmCreating Prosperity for the Yellowknives Dene People

Roy Erasmus, CEO, Det’on Cho Corporation, Yellowknife, NWT

• Overview of the Det’on Cho Corporation (DCC) and where they have come from over the years, with a $15,000 grant from the government and a vision of creating prosperity for their people

• Some of the successes and failures DCC has had, and how working closely with the mining industry through IBA’s, etc. has shaped what they’ve become

• Ways DCC is working to create prosperity for the Yellowknives Dene and how they are now looking to expand this model to help others create prosperity for their communities as well

12:30pm Closing Luncheon

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP1:00pm - 4:00pm

Aboriginal Environmental Management StrategiesThis workshop will highlight environmental initiatives engaged in by Aboriginal communities. Topics of discussion will include: developing community-based environmental management strategies; engaging industry to further enhance capacity development initiatives; as well as highlight Aboriginal experience, Aboriginal professionals, and Aboriginal partnerships.

Fostering Industry Relationships to Enhance First Nation Environmental Capacity Cheryl Recollet, Environmental Coordinator, Wahnapitae First Nation, Ontario • Leveraging components of formalized relationships to develop specialized environmental capacity • Developing joint environmental projects supporting mutual interests and benefits • Strong site specific knowledge base to improve environmental communication with leadership and community

Developing First Nation Environmental Services Jimmy McLeod and Alexis Deshain, EnviroCree Ltd., Quebec • Services • Partnership with an international engineering firm • Joint ventures with other companies • Training

Capacity Building in Environmental Stewardship and Mineral Education for Resource DevelopmentSarah Cockerton, Four Rivers, Matawa First Nations Management, Ontario • Assists the Matawa member First Nations with building capacity to actively manage land and water resources within their traditional territories • Provides information and education about mining as well as training certification, and support services to Matawa member First Nations • Facilitates First Nations values collection through GIS/GPS services and training at the community level • Provides a much in demand map-making service for member First Nations and MFNM departments

Traditional Knowledge Systems and Environmental Governance in CanadaDeborah McGregor, Associate Professor, Aboriginal Studies and Geography, University of Toronto • Overview of the field TK in environmental management in Canada • Identify some of the key challenges and opportunities that exist for respectfully considering TK • Discuss key models for how to move the TK agenda forward in environmental governance

3:30 pm Environmental Association Launch

4:00 pm Closing

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