Common use of Foundation Agreement Clause in Contracts

Foundation Agreement. The Foundation Agreement is a government-to-government agreement that commits both parties to a process to fundamentally transform the relationship between shíshálh Nation and the Province of British Columbia. The shíshálh-B.C. Foundation Agreement establishes a government-to-government technical planning group for land use planning: the shíshálh-B.C. Land Use Planning Table (LUPT). The Land Use Planning Table represents a shift to a shared stewardship approach to managing natural resources in the swiya. This group is tasked with identifying mutual interests and completing a draft land use plan (LUP) for the shíshálh Nation swiya over the next 3 years. This backgrounder provides information on: » The joint-Land Use Plan and process (where are we going?) » Opportunities for engagement (how can you get involved?) shíshálh-BC Joint Land Use Plan Backgrounder shíshálh Nation has occupied and utilized the swiya and managed its natural resources since time immemorial. In 2007, shíshálh Nation developed the lil xemit tems swiya nelh mes stutula (shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan), which identifies values and goals for managing land and resources in the swiya (514,520 hectares). In 2013, shíshálh Nation developed a Lands and Resources Decision-Making Policy and process for lands and resources in the swiya, which outlines shíshálh’s expectations regarding resource management, including development, and documents the practices and principles that guide decision making relating to the use of land, water, and resources of the swiya. The shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan and Decision- Making Policy are expressions of shíshálh laws and jurisdiction which have governed the swiya since time immemorial. The Province of British Columbia, working with Indigenous governments, makes decisions under provincial laws about the use of lands, or lands covered by water, which includes much of the swiya. Certain areas of the swiya have been designated by the Province as provincial parks and protected areas. Landscape level plans for sustaining elements of biodiversity (e.g. old growth forest, wildlife trees) have been developed for most of the landscape units overlapping the swiya, but there is currently no higher level strategic provincial land use plan (i.e. Land and Resource Management Plan) for the swiya. In October 2018, shíshálh Nation and the Province of British Columbia signed the shíshálh-B.C. Foundation Agreement that formalized their commitment to working together to protect the environment, as well as promote economic opportunity and growth for shíshálh Nation and the entire Sunshine Coast region. The Foundation Agreement demonstrates a commitment to true, lasting reconciliation, co-operation, and partnership, based on recognition and respect for shíshálh title and rights and implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Foundation Agreement. The Foundation Agreement is a government-to-government agreement that commits both parties to a joint land use planning process to fundamentally transform the relationship between will allow shíshálh Nation and the Province B.C. government to make progress on their Foundation Agreement goals of: • Shared stewardship of British Columbiathe swiya; • Creating economic prosperity for shíshálh people and those choosing to live, work and play within the swiya; • Protecting cultural sites; • Revitalizing shíshálh culture and language; and • Strengthening shíshálh self-government. The shíshálh-B.C. Foundation Agreement establishes a government-to-government technical planning group for land use planning: word 'swiya' describes the shíshálh-B.C. Land Use Planning Table (LUPT)lands and waters that shíshálh Nation has occupied and utilized since time immemorial and can be translated as world, birthplace, lands or “territory”. The Land Use Planning Table represents a shift to a shared stewardship approach to managing natural resources swiya extends from xwésám (Xxxxxxx Creek) in the swiyasoutheast to the height of land located north of xénichen (head of Queen’s Reach) in the north, kwékwenis (Lang Bay) to the west and spílksen (Texada Island) to the south. This group is tasked with identifying mutual interests and completing a draft land use plan (LUP) for the shíshálh Nation swiya over the next 3 years. This backgrounder provides information on: » The joint-Land Use Plan and process (where are we going?) » Opportunities for engagement (how can you get involved?) shíshálh-BC Joint Land Use Plan Backgrounder shíshálh Nation has occupied and utilized the swiya and managed its natural resources since time immemorial. In 2007, shíshálh Nation developed the lil xemit tems swiya nelh mes stutula (shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan), which identifies values and goals for managing land and resources in the swiya (514,520 hectares). In 2013, shíshálh Nation developed a Lands and Resources Decision-Making Policy and process for lands and resources in the swiya, which outlines shíshálh’s expectations regarding resource management, including development, and documents the practices and principles that guide decision decision-making relating to the use of land, water, and resources of the swiya. The shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan and Decision- Decision-Making Policy are expressions of shíshálh laws and jurisdiction which have governed the swiya since time immemorial. The Province of British Columbia, working with Indigenous governments, makes decisions under provincial laws about the use of lands, or lands covered by water, which includes much of the swiya. Certain areas of the swiya have been designated by the Province as provincial parks and protected areas. Landscape level plans for sustaining elements of biodiversity (e.g. old growth forest, wildlife trees) have been developed for most of the landscape units overlapping the swiya, but there is currently no higher level strategic provincial land use plan (i.e. Land and Resource Management Plan) for the swiya. In October 2018, shíshálh Nation and the Province of British Columbia signed the shíshálh-B.C. Foundation Agreement that formalized their commitment to working together to protect the environment, as well as promote economic opportunity and growth for shíshálh Nation and the entire Sunshine Coast region. The Foundation Agreement demonstrates a commitment to true, lasting reconciliation, co-operation, and partnership, based on recognition and respect for shíshálh title and rights and implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).