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descritption of a saskatchewan model its benefits and legal identities and tht Sious Lookout is currently investigating this mode to implement
Land acqisition was identified as an issue - better if land is owned by proate or municpal concerns. An urban resereve has never been accomlished in Ontario - the hoops to jump are vast
Sioux Lookout working with aboriginal communities (30) but vote still has to be taken by the community at large
Federal governemnt very hesitant to approve new reserves - Fort William First Nations in negotiations now ans Federal Government very circumspect
Each ind. First nation must vote 50% plus before this goes forwar - a cor[poration needs to be formed
Sioux Lookout now doing a feasibility study to create full understanding of benefits, roles and responsibilitiers
Saskatchewan model highly praised - they have been working on it for 20 plus years - Sioiux Lookout working with Saskatchewas expertise in their community to explore the concept fully
Sasskatchewan experienced a huge shfit in thinking about the valu of an urban reserve since their inception
An urban reserve is more than the land but a way to build the over all economy
Federal government a huge hurdle in the establishment
existing Reserve Policy is antiquated and a barier to new urban reserves if it can be circumvented it cn be easier to move forward.
INAC ADDITIONS TO RESER E POLICY OUT OF DATE
CROWN LAND HAS TO BE GIVEN UP AND THEN CEDED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY
FN MUST FORM A COMMITTEE TO APPLY TO FOR ADDITIONS TO RESERVE (ATR)
THERE IS QUESTION IN THE SOIUX LOOKOUT AREA WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF NOT ALL RESERVES AGREE TO COME ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA
ARE BUSINESSES 100% OWNED BY FIRST NATIONS
A LOT OF RESISTANCE COMES FROM SURROUNDG COMMUNTIES MUNICIPAILITIES DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TEMPLATE
THERE IS A LACK OF INFORAMTION PLUS FEAR MONGERING AND RACSIM DOES EXIST!
URBAN RESERVES MEAN CERTAIN TAX BREAKS
ATR IS GOING TO BECOME MORE OF AN ISSUE AS LAND SETTLEMENT PROGRESES AND SOME RESERVES DON'T ACTUALLY OWN LAND
RESERVES ARE ALREADY IN THE QUE FOR RESERVES SO SIOUX LOOKOUT MAY FIND THIS A HINDRANCE
COMMUNICATION TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IS VITAL
LIMITED RESOURCES WITHIN INAC TO PROCESS ATR APPLICATIONS
50% OF SIOUX LOOKOUT IS ABORIGINAL AND THEY SERVE UP TO 30,000 MORE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE TO THE NORTH
LEADERSHIP IS NEEED TO BRING PROCESS FORWARD AND LEADERSHIP IS CHANGING ON THE RESERVES AND IT IS A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY BODY
URBAN RESERVES NEED TO BE MODELS OF COLLABORATION
THE MODEL MUST RECOGNIZE TREATY IMPLICATIONS
THERE NEEDS TO BE A MODERN DAY TREATY IMPLEMENATION PROCES DEVELOPED
SIOUX LOOKOUT WAS COMMENDED FOR ALL ITS COLLABORAQTIVE ACHIEVEMNT FOR WORKING IN TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPACITY BUILDING BUILT IN TO THE PARTNERSHIPS
NATION TO NATION CONCEPT IS NEEDED AS THE BASIS FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS
SIOUX LOOKOUT WILL BE DOING THE FIRST FEASIBILOITY STUDY FOR AN URBAN RESERVE EVER DONE!
EV ERY BODY IS SEEN AS A TREATY BENEFICIARY
OTHER MODELS TO LOOK AT RE SERPENT RIVER AND ELLIOT LAKE BUT THERE IS AN URGENCY IN PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING THESE AND OTHER MODELS
HOW DO YOU CREATE UNDERSTANDING AND OPEN THE DIALOGUE MORE FULLY ABOUT THE CONCPT OF URBAN RESREVES
ATR HAS A BUILT IN CONSULTATION PROCESS BUT UNDERSTANDING HAS TO GO BEYOND THAT
EDUCATION COMPONENT HAS BEEN MISSING SO FAR
FEASIBILITY STUDY PROCESS NEEDS TO HV A STRONG CONSULATION COMPONENT
LWAYS VERIFY INFORAMTION COLLECTED IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE FEASIBITIY STUDY PROCESS ESPECIALLY WHERE THER IS CONTROVERSY
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY NEEDED
IMPORATNAT TO SPEAK WITH A SINGLE LANGUAGE OF OULINING THE VAKUES AND BENEFITS OF URBAN RESERVE DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS
BENEFITS INCLUDE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, PAYROLL TAX EXEMPTION, TAX EXEMPTIONS ON PURCHASES
BENEFIT TO SIOUX LOOKOUT IS ITS FN POPULATION BASE
LOTS OF SYSTEMIC BARRIERS - LNGUAGE, CULTURE, RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
