ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council

1.

opening prayer and welcome

opening prayer (elder gerry martin)

welcome & introductions (ms. nancy bouchard, chair)

newly appointed o-agc members & advisors:

• mr. terry copenace, thunder bay indian friendship centre
• mr. gilbert deschamps, director of indigenous relations, bora laskin faculty of law
• mr. ian mccormack, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 board of governors

special guests:

• ms. dreeni geer, director of human rights & equity, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜

2.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda for the meeting be approved.

3.

conflict of interest

4.

approval of minutes – attached

moved that the minutes of the o-agc meeting of september 26, 2016 be approved.

5.

business arising from the minutes (not on the agenda elsewhere)

5.1

update from president on "the status of indigenous initiatives at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 2015 report” will be provided at the o-agc meeting on january 30, 2017 (ms. barbara eccles)

5.2

o-agc nishtam watabiin strategic plan ad hoc committee (ms. barbara eccles)

6.

presentation on human rights and equity at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (ms. dreeni geer)

7.

other business

7.1

joint sac/o-agc sub-committee (dr. peggy smith)

7.1.1

indigenous content requirement (icr) implementation

published articles and radio interviews on the indigenous content requirement

cbc unreserved – september 11, 2016

mandatory learning: indigenous course requirement launched at canadian university

(http://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/exploring-the-link-between-education-and-reconciliation-1.3742630/mandatory-learning-indigenous-course-requirement-launched-at-canadian-university-1.3754056)

cbc unreserved – october 2, 2016

who's teaching mandated indigenous content? 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 call for more training for professors

(http://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/education-a-first-step-on-the-long-road-to-reconciliation-1.3782507/who-s-teaching-mandated-indigenous-content-世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 -call-for-more-training-for-professors-1.3782511)

the charlatan – carleton’s independent weekly – october 13, 2016

世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 concerned over indigenous university teachings (http://www.charlatan.ca/2016/10/世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 -concerned-over-indigenous-university-teachings/)

7.1.2

consideration of the use of the word "indigenous" to replace "aboriginal" in 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 programs and activities (dr. peggy smith) – attached

7.2

o-agc advisors committee (dr. peggy smith)

7.2.1.

appointment of the chair of the o-agc advisors committee

moved that dr. raymond neckoway be appointed as the chair of the o-agc advisors committee effective immediately to june 30, 2017, pursuant to paragraph 3.1a(vi) of the o-agc bylaws.

7.2.2

appointment of the o-agc advisors committee representative on joint sac/o-agc

moved that mr. bruce beardy be appointed as the o-agc advisors committee representative on the joint sub-committee of the senate academic committee and ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council effectively immediately to june 30, 2018, pursuant to paragraph 3.3c(i) of the o-agc bylaws.

7.3

updates from organizations – priorities and issues (ms. nancy bouchard)

7.4

aboriginal education circle (aec) meeting – november 19-20, 2016 (elder gerry martin & ms. kathy beardy)

8.

new business

8.1

kendaasiwin centre

8.1.1

update on the kendaasiwin centre (dr. brian stevenson)

8.1.2

o-agc kendaasiwin committee (dr. peggy smith)

8.1.2a

discussion of the name of the kendaasiwin building centre (dr. peggy smith)

8.2

truth and reconciliation (trc) 94 calls to action (dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux)

8.3

thunder bay indian friendship centre membership on o-agc (ms. barbara eccles) – attached

the o-agc voted on the appointment of mr. terry copenace and ms. serena essex from the thunder bay indian friendship centre using an electronic poll.

the following motions were distributed electronically to all voting members on october 17, 2016, pursuant to paragraph 3.6a and paragraph 4.9 of the o-agc bylaws. the motions were approved on november 4, 2016. (in favour of approval =12; opposed =0; abstained =0)

moved that mr. terry copenace be appointed as the thunder bay indian friendship centre voting member on o-agc effective immediately pursuant to paragraph 3.1b(i) of the o-agc bylaws.

moved that ms. serena essex be appointed as an alternate member for the thunder bay indian friendship centre effective immediately pursuant to paragraph 3.8 of the o-agc bylaws.

a biography of mr. terry copenace is attached for your information.

8.4

election of the vice-chair of o-agc (ms. nancy bouchard)

moved that elder gerry martin be elected as the vice-chair of the ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council for one year commencing immediately through september 30, 2017, pursuant to paragraph 3.10 of the o-agc bylaws.

8.5

appointment of the o-agc representative on senate (ms. barbara eccles)

moved that ________________ be appointed as the o-agc representative on senate effective immediately to june 30, 2018, pursuant to paragraph 3.3b of the o-agc bylaws.

8.6

appointment of the aboriginal faculty member on o-agc (ms. barbara eccles)

moved that  ________________ be appointed as the aboriginal faculty member on o-agc effectively immediately to june 30, 2017, pursuant to paragraph 3.1a(v) of the o-agc bylaws.

8.7

board/senate/o-agc liaison event – november 24, 2016 (ms. barbara eccles)

9.

reports & items for information

9.1

aboriginal education (dr. donald kerr)

9.2

office of aboriginal initiatives (dr. peggy smith)

9.3

board of governors (mr. ian mccormack)

9.4

chair’s report (ms. nancy bouchard)

9.5

native nurses entry program (ms. joy nieminen)

9.6

orillia campus (mr. christopher glover)

9.7

o-agc membership list

9.8

2016-2017 o-agc meeting schedule

10.

adjournment

moved that the meeting be adjourned.