ka kniⱡwitiyaⱡa (our thinking): ʔaq̓am community strategic plan
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Ka Kniⱡwitiyaⱡa (Our Thinking): ʔAq̓am Community Strategic Plan. About ʔaqʾam. Ɂ aqam : the people of the dense forest, also known as St. Mary’s a member Community of the Ktunaxa Nation located near Cranbrook BC 356 Band members 59 Homes 7461 hectares. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ka Kniⱡwitiyaⱡa Ka Kniⱡwitiyaⱡa (Our (Our Thinking):Thinking):
ʔAq̓� am Community Strategic ʔAq̓� am Community Strategic
PlanPlan
About About ʔaqʾamʔaqʾam
Ɂaq̓amɁaq̓am: the people of the dense : the people of the dense forest, also known as St. Mary’sforest, also known as St. Mary’s– a member Community of the Ktunaxa a member Community of the Ktunaxa
NationNation– located near Cranbrook BClocated near Cranbrook BC
356 Band members356 Band members 59 Homes 59 Homes 7461 hectares7461 hectares
Why did ʔAq/am create a Why did ʔAq/am create a Community Strategic Plan?Community Strategic Plan?
New Leadership in 2009New Leadership in 2009
Strategic direction was requiredStrategic direction was required
Move from staff lead to Community Move from staff lead to Community leadlead
A desire to be proactiveA desire to be proactive
Our Unique ApproachOur Unique Approach
Community lead Community lead (James & Denni)(James & Denni)
Our Unique ApproachOur Unique Approach
Community Community engagementengagement
Family meetings, Family meetings, priority area focus priority area focus sessionssessions
Elders session - Elders session - Elder Leo WilliamsElder Leo Williams
Community Engagement Community Engagement
Be GratefulBe Grateful Value their timeValue their time Value their inputValue their input Awesome PrizesAwesome Prizes Great FoodGreat Food
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
SuccessesSuccessesWhat worked well and why?What worked well and why?
Strategic Direction, Strategic Direction, A Road map A Road map
Youth Community Youth Community member leadmember lead
Community Community engagementengagement
Annual Community Annual Community CelebrationCelebration
Incorporating Incorporating Ktunaxa LanguageKtunaxa Language
Challenges and Challenges and Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
Meeting FatigueMeeting Fatigue Valuing everyone’s Valuing everyone’s
inputinput FundingFunding ““No pole gets left No pole gets left
behind”behind” Determining Determining
priorities priorities
ImplementationImplementation
Champions Champions IdentifiedIdentified
Quarterly Quarterly Champions Champions meetingsmeetings
Annual CelebrationsAnnual Celebrations Annual ReportAnnual Report Organizational Organizational
DevelopmentDevelopment
OUR VISIONOUR VISION
A vibrant, healthyA vibrant, healthy community, speaking our community, speaking our
language, governing language, governing effectively, maximizing our effectively, maximizing our lands and resources for the lands and resources for the
benefit of future generations benefit of future generations and all living things, in a and all living things, in a manner consistent with manner consistent with qanikitȼiqanikitȼi (our values and (our values and
principles)principles)
Vickie Thomas, Chief Vickie Thomas, Chief Operating OfficerOperating Officer
Contact us:Contact us:
www.aqam.netwww.aqam.net