Photo Courtesy Mike Grandmaison: http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/wonder_canoe.html

Strengthening our Nation through Community Success - Mawi’lukuti’k

Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Nation Economic Development Strategy

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NATION BUILDING APPROACH

Nation Driven – Community Led

Collaboration of First Nation Communities

“WHEN EVERYONE FEEDS INTO

THE NATION TOGETHER,

THERE IS SUCCESS”

ECONOMIC BASE STUDY

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Respect the uniqueness of each community, sharing and celebrating successes

Embrace Nationhood through the collective development of opportunities and strategic partnerships

Enhance community economic readiness and strengthen capacity

Foster strong leadership and accountability

Honour the seven sacred teachings

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PLANNING PROCESS

Engagement Economic Base Study

StrategyImplementation

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Improve Nation and community

well-being

Strength in governance

Leverage the strengths of

people, land and assets

Additional negotiation

strength

Leverage spending dollars

Long-term revenue

generation

Meaningful employment

Increase support from

stakeholders

Increase education and

skill levels

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A NATION

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CURRENT NATION OPERATION

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NATION

Community Aboriginal Organizations

Government EducationalInstitutions

Industry

TribalCouncils

Training

Research

Financial

Provincial

Federal

Municipal

SectorCouncils

Unions

TradeAssociations

CommunityCollege

University

PrivateEducation

ProfessionalDevelopment

Community

Community

Elders

Youth

CURRENT NATION OPERATION

Community

Economic Development

Health Employment Social Education

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NATIONHOOD APPROACH

Community

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Economic

Development

Employment

EducationSocial

Health

NATION

COMMUNITY

ABORIGINAL AND MI’KMAW

ORGANIZATIONS

GOVERNMENT

EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS

Success!

CREATING SUCCESS

INDUSTRY

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Land & Infrastructure

Economic Development Funding

Educational and Skill Development

Regulations

Governance Structure and Leadership

Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Business Support

GAPS

IDENTIFIED GAPS

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GOALS & OBJECTIVES

GOAL 1: IDENTIFY ECONOMIC READINESS

(COMMUNITY AND NATION)

GOAL 2: PARTNERSHIP, PROMOTION AND NATION

BUILDING (PLANNING)

GOAL 3: BUILD STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS

(IMPLEMENTING)

GOAL 4: LINK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ENDEAVOURS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT

GOAL 5: ASSET DEVELOPMENT AS A NATION

CAPACITY

PLANNING

PARTNERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT

LAND AND

ASSETS

NATION DRIVEN

- COMMUNITY

LED

FIVE PRIORITIES

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GOALS & OBJECTIVES

GOAL 1: IDENTIFY ECONOMIC READINESS

(COMMUNITY AND NATION)

GOAL 2: PARTNERSHIP, PROMOTION AND NATION

BUILDING (PLANNING)

GOAL 3: BUILD STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS

(IMPLEMENTING)

GOAL 4: LINK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ENDEAVOURS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT

GOAL 5: ASSET DEVELOPMENT AS A NATION

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SUCCESS FACTORS

Buildingcapacity

Building partnerships

Job opportunities

Sustainability

Working together to have a strong voice

Retain opportunities and money

SUCCESS

Working as a Nation can allow successful

communities to assist those communities

that may want to move to a new level.

However, success will mean different

things to different communities.

Therefore, success should be defined by

each community, and then by the Nation

as a whole.

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IMPLEMENTATION

Assembly of NS Mi’kmaq Chiefs

Advisory Committee (TFEDWC)

Mawi’lukuti’k

Implementation Committee

Strategy Coordinator

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Photo Courtesy Mike Grandmaison: http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/wonder_canoe.html

Strengthening our Nation through Community Success - Mawi’lukuti’k

Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Nation Economic Development Strategy

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