Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement Benefits and Overview
Explore the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement benefits, including language and culture, citizenship laws, election laws, and management and operations laws. Learn about the formation of the Anishinabek Nation Government. Updated in September 2020.
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ANISHINABEK NATION GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT Updated September 15, 2020
WHAT IS THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT? This Agreement will recognize the following four (4) law-making powers for those First Nations who ratify the Agreement: 1. 2. 3. 4. Language and Culture Citizenship Leadership Selection Management and Operations Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT 1. Language and Culture Laws The Agreement will recognize your First Nation s authority to pass language and culture laws and First Nation s can work to help restore and maintain our rightful Anishinaabe traditional ways; Will provide the funding required to help fund Anishinaabemowin classes. Law could include a long-term plan for Anishinaabemowin. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT 2. Citizenship Laws This Agreement will recognized your First Nation s authority to determine who your citizens are. Example: the rights, privileges and responsibilities that come with that citizenship, and costs of engaging your citizens on citizenship. Whitefish River has a Membership Code which is an arm of Indian Affairs. INAC interference has continued to cause division amongst our people. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT 3. Election Laws This Agreement will recognize your First Nation s authority to develop its own Election Laws that reflects the way your citizens want to elect their Chief and Council. Whitefish River has a Custom Election Code that was ratified by your voters. This can easily converted into your First Nation law, answerable to the people, not INAC. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT 4. Management and Operations Laws This Agreement will recognize your First Nation s authority to pass its own Financial Administration Act. No other governments will impose financial reporting requirements. Example: reporting of honourariums, travel expenditures, salaries and so forth, will all be gone unless the First nations want to report on these items. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT Anishinabek Nation Government First Nations who ratify the Agreement will form the Anishinabek Nation Government. First Nations will decide what laws to pass at the Anishinabek Nation government level. The Anishinabek Nation government will have it s own funding based on the number of First Nation who ratify the ANGA. No First Nation funding will be used to operate the ANG. The Union of Ontario Indians will not be the government. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT New Fiscal Framework The funding formula is mostly based on "comparable full time equivalents". So, what Ontario for example would pay for governance program & services is what First Nation will get. To be clear, the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement is permanent and the fiscal arrangement is negotiated every five years. We will always demand more funding always. Example: increased funding can be used to offset costs related to operations, elections, and citizenship laws. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT New Fiscal Framework Own Source Revenue is not going to apply and we have negotiated a moratorium under which OSR can only apply if First Nations agree. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT Whitefish River First Nation Proposed Funding Specifically regarding Whitefish River First Nation, the fiscal offer will replace your Band Support Funding and governance-related Band Employee Benefits, which is currently in the annual amount of approximately $277,000; This will increase to $2,114,000 annually and represents a 760% increase. The fiscal offer amount is contingent on your community s successful ratification of the ANGA, and it will be adjusted annually to keep pace with inflation. Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
COMMUNITY APPROVAL NEXT STEPS A Ratification Vote on the Agreement will be held from November 2020. A vote for the Governance Agreement is a vote of the inherent right of each Anishinabek First Nation Citizen Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
