OUR Plan

Addressing on-going ‘Colonial Legacy Issues’ (e.g., residential schools)

Ensure all First Nation citizens have access to and are aware of support mechanisms and counselling etc.

Establishing mental health programs to address substance abuse and youth suicide

• Support activities of Indian Residential Schools Survivor’s Society, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and other organisations
  
• Lobby Canada/BC for necessary resources

Improved First Nation Health Care (ongoing)

Jurisdictional certainty: determination of appropriate level(s) and extent of law making authority (Federal, Provincial, First Nation Regional, First Nation)

Determination of who should provide Health Care (separate from who has jurisdiction)

Maintain (or improve) existing non-insured health benefits 

• Work with each First Nation to determine health care priorities/issues
  
• Work with, support and partner with existing foundations and organizations, e.g.,  First Nations Health Council which has the responsibility for implementing the TCA, FNHP, FNHP MoU and Tripartite FNs Health Plan.
  
• Link with national health initiatives addressing issues of jurisdiction
  
• To support cost/benefit analysis of health jurisdiction issues
  
• Lobby Canada regarding non-insured health benefits

Increased  overall participation in sports, recreation and healthy living (with a  focus on our youth)

Promote institutional development of sports and recreation

Promote First Nations’ community sport and recreation

Identify, create and promote public education/awareness campaigns

Identify all available federal & provincial programs and ensure there is an Aboriginal component

• Secure Olympic legacy initiatives, including working with Aboriginal Olympians (with partners)
  
• Connect First Nations’ community sports programs and regional initiatives (with partners)
  
• Build partnerships with organizations dedicated to the promotion of youth sports, and seek resources required to fund First Nations youth participation in sports.
  
• Support ‘Role Model’ programs (with partners)
  
• Ensure adequate resources (public and private sector)
  
• Identify ‘best practices’ in sport and recreation
  Foster, coordinate and promote events like the North American Indigenous Games, the World Indigenous Games 2012.

Addressing chronic disease prevention (diabetes, obesity etc.)

Identify, create and promote public education/awareness campaigns

Identify all available federal & provincial programs and ensure there is an Aboriginal component

• Partnerships with existing foundations and organizations, e.g., First Nations Health Council, Canadian Diabetes Association, Canadian Red Cross etc.
  
• Support for on-going research
  
• Identify ‘best practices’/promote success stories