Pacific Business & Law Institute - Vancouver, BC

Agenda - September 19th, 2019 (Day One)

9:00	Welcome and Introduction by PBLI
9:05	Chairs' Welcome and Introduction
	John Burns Donovan & Company Celeste Haldane BC Treaty Commission
9:10	Legal Tools for Effective Assertions of Indigenous Law within the Canadian Legal System
	Dwight Newman, Q.C. University of Saskatchewan
10:10	Questions and Discussion
10:20	Refreshment Adjournment
10:35	BC's First Modern Treaty
	Eva Clayton Nisga'a Lisims Government Nisga'a perspective on being the first modern treaty in BC
11:25	Questions and Discussion
11:35	Internal and External Consultation During Self-Government Negotiations
	John Burns Donovan & Company Chief Grace Cunningham Katzie First Nation Stacey Goulding Katzie First Nation Community engagement Engaging with neighbouring communities and establishing relationships through the self-government process
12:20	Questions and Discussion
12:30	Networking Lunch
1:30	Treaties and Self-Government as a Means of Implementing UNDRIP
	Melissa Louie Morgan & Associates How modern treaties can and should incorporate UNDRIP Are treaties and self-government agreements effective paths to reconciliation? Examples of reconciliation through treaty and self-government
2:20	Questions and Discussion
2:30	Refreshment Adjournment
2:45	The Treaty Process
	Celeste Haldane BC Treaty Commission Cheryl Casimer First Nations Summit Evolution of the treaty process stage structure Treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements
3:35	Questions and Discussion
3:45	Treaty Implementation
	Angela Wesley BC Treaty Commission Implementing modern treaties Preparing for the Effective Date Communicating with communities through the implementation process The role of good faith in treaty implementation
4:35	Questions and Discussion
4:45	Chairs' Closing Remarks for Day One
4:50	Program Concludes for Day One

Agenda - September 20th, 2019 (Day Two)

9:00	Welcome & Reflections on Day One
	John Burns Donovan & Company Celeste Haldane BC Treaty Commission
9:15	Working Together on Common Issues
	Dillon Johnson, toqʷanən Temixw Planning Ltd./Tla'amin Nation Tejas Madhur Tsawwassen First Nation How and why the member Nations formed the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations How the Alliance is working to benefit multiple Nations with issues in common
10:05	Questions and Discussion
10:15	Refreshment Adjournment
10:30	New Initiatives at the Negotiation Table
	Tom McCarthy Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Provincial approaches to negotiation of treaties and other reconciliation agreements
11:20	Questions and Discussion
11:30	Overlapping and Shared Territory
	Mark Smith BC Treaty Commission Dealing with overlapping and shared territory in treaties and self-government agreements Examples of successful resolutions
12:20	Questions and Discussion
12:30	Networking Lunch
1:30	Case Study: The Sechelt Self-Government Agreement
	Rosanne Kyle Mandell Pinder LLP Jasmine Paul shíshálh Nation Chief Warren Paull shíshálh Nation The pathway to reconciliation Developing Economies Pre and Post Self-Government: Forestry, Mining, Commercial, etc. Building on existing agreements
2:30	Questions and Discussion
2:40	Refreshment Adjournment
2:55	Economic Development Post-Treaty
	John Jack Huu-ay-aht First Nations Developing an independent economy after a treaty Achieving economic Self-Sufficiency
3:45	Questions and Discussion
3:55	Chairs' Closing Remarks
4:00	Program Concludes

Past Programs

Treaties and Self-Government

September 19th–20th, 2019

Agenda - September 19th, 2019 (Day One)