1. ka kniⱡwitiyaⱡa Our Thinking Moving the Tipi
Ɂaq̓am COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLAN
Moving the Tipi
Dezirea Joseph
Kutenai Shottanana
Michele A Sam
Ɂaq̓am Community|

2. Presentation Overview
Introductions:
Dezirea Joseph
Kutenai Shottanana
Michele A Sam
Moving the Tipi:
5th year of the implementation of the plan
BCCI funding to prepare for land code and Land use Planning
Overview of the Tipi Model
Dezirea
Hi, my name is Dezirea. My parents are Kassandra Joseph and Jeremy Gus. My grandparents are Debbie and Vernon Patrick and Debbie and Jim Whitehead.
I’m 11 years old and in grade 6.
I went to 7 out of 12 tipi pole meetings last year.
I went to the meetings to learn.
I think it’s interesting and I want to see how the plan actually turns out.
Kutenai
Hello my name is Kutenai. I live here on the reserve.
My family is Kyle Shottanana and Chrystal Williams. My brother is Justin Williams-Shottanana. My sister is Sancira Williams-Jimmy. And my little cousin Marcus also lives with us.
I go to ʔaq̓amnik school and I am in Grade 6. Next year I will be in Middle school.
I went to 4 tipi pole meetings. I went to the meetings because my sister asked me and I wanted to go. The first one sounded fun and it was. And I wanted to know what the other ones were like.
Michele
Hi my name is Michele A Sam. I am one of the 60 scoop kids. I came back to ʔaq̓am 5 years ago, through my post secondary education and research. My mom was Patricia Sam, whose parents were Gertrude Gonzaga and Louie Sam. My father is Haudenosaunee and I follow my mothers line in honour of Haudenosaunee tradition.
I got involved in the CCP as the Governance, Research and Policy Coordinator for ʔaq̓am.

3. ka kniⱡwitiyaⱡa “our thinking”
Community strategic plan
Completed in 2011
TIPI POLE MODEL
Updated in 2013
Ktunaxa tipis are unique to Ktunaxa people
Reviewed and Renewed 2015/16
13 poles including 4 foundation poles
Lands and Resources;
Language and Culture;
Spirit of Community;
Community Government

5. Ɂa·kiȼ
Lands and Resources Language and Culture
Spirit of Community Community Government
Health
Recreation
Education and Learning
Economy
Infrastructure
Energy
Housing
Safety and Security

6. The Band administration—ʔaq̓am—works towards
our community VISION, collaborating to provide
quality programs and services to ʔaq̓amnik̓.

7. ka kniⱡwitiyaⱡa
Vision: A vibrant health community, speaking our language, governing effectively, and maximizing our lands and resources for the benefit of all living things and future generations, in a manner consistent with qanikitȼi (our values and principles).
qanikitȼi
Family
Unity and Cooperation
Effective Communication
Love and Kindness
Respect
Safety and Security
Inclusion
Education and Learning
Healthy, Balanced Living
Pride in out Heritage, Language and Culture
Ɂaknumuȼtiⱡiⱡ (natural law)
Ktunaxa Rights and Title
Ɂa·kiȼ
Lands and Resources
Language and Culture
Spirit of Community
Community Government
Health
Recreation
Education and Learning
Economy
Infrastructure
Energy
Housing
Safety and Security

8. Dezirea Infrastructure Economy Housing Recreation Lands and Resources
Community Government
Energy
Spirit of Community
Meetings were advertised on the community bill board.
I go by it every day on my way to school on the bus.
My grandma would tell me she was going to the meeting.
I would say, I’m coming! She would say ok.
I remember one of the meetings—Community Government—my grandma didn’t want to go and so I went anyways, and brought my cousin who is a year older than me.
It went good and it was the first meeting I went to without an adult. I had a lot of questions and asked them
At meetings, each meeting would talk about their plan for their tipi pole. I understood some of it, not all of it.
I would ask questions of my grandma, and she would always tell me to ask the group, and the presenter my questions.
Some of the time I would ask out loud in the meeting, other times I would talk to my grandma after the meeting.
A few times I would go to Michele’s office and ask her my questions.
I want to see some things change—I want to see more family activities going on.
It was cool that each meeting wasn’t the same—each meeting did their meeting different.
Community Government they did a game.
Spirit of Community did a BINGO and Recreation was held outside at the toboggan event.

9. Kutenai Housing Community Government Spirit of Community Energy
My sister was nervous to go to the first meeting, and asked me to go, and I went.
The next meeting she asked me again and I said ok.
The first one I went to I thought it was just going to be talking. I didn’t expect people to answer questions.
So I decided to go to the other ones, I went to Housing, I wanted to know about electricity and costs, and no one brought that up.
And so I went to energy meeting, and I asked how the electricity got into the houses and so they explained how that works.
It helped me to understand and also different kinds of energy.
I thought they were important and I don’t remember everything they talked about in the meetings.
The meetings helped me to understand what people are working on.
They helped me to think about what I want to work on.
And why I want to work on branding and logos.
I talked to my grandma and my sister and my dad about the meetings.
I would ask them my questions and my grandma would sometimes get confused with all my questions.
My sister would tell me to ask the questions at the next meeting.
Sometimes I would forget the questions but it is important to go to the meetings and keep asking questions.
My sister and my mom and Auntie think it is a good idea that I help with the workshops because I always have these great ideas to do things and get people out.

10. Michele Communication Workplans Ki tik ka kin—champions Meetings
More people
Volunteerism or social investment
Youth involvement-past and present and future

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