Lake Babine Nation Treaty Office

Hadee my name is Lily Ann Michell i am the receptions and janitor for the LBN treaty office i have done archive filing, i revised the Bah' Lats seating plan, i answer phones and direct them to who they want to talk to or take message, also been working on joe's files where i am about done.

i believe the importance of treaty  for our future leaders education is very important thank you for the time to interview me.

Good Day!

How are you all Doing? My name is Marvin Williams, I have been hired by the Lake Babine Treaty as a Facilitator. I will be helping out in the Land use study.
I was happy to be selected for this project. I believe that I can be an asset. I have plenty of work experience in the field of reasearching and doing interviews. I
have worked as a census researcher twice, once in the late 80’s and another time in 2006. Both times I interviewed the Lake Babine Nation as well as the burns Lake Band members.

From November 2007 to March 2008, I worked for UNBC as a reasearcher, I collected information on the eating habits of the Lake babine Nation Members, mainly on how much traditional
food our people ate throughout the year. I also took hair samples for mercury.

With this job I will be out there with the rest of the research team to interview elders. Our main focus will be to find out where our ancestors lived and where they did their hunting and fishing,
their travel routes (pack trails) and find out the names of these places.

This information will be collected so that our leaders could use them for the future negotiations and to be court ready it will be good for our youth to read through and learn about our history.

I hope to see you soon.Have a nice day!

Marvin Williams

Traditional Land use Study Facilitator

Hello to all the Lake Babine Nation members, My name is Roger Patrick and I am employed with the Lake Babine Treaty Office as the Land Use Plan Senior Facilitator.

The Lake Babine Treaty Office is at the begining stages of developing a land use plan for the Lake Babine Nation (LBN) traditional territories. The purpose of the land use plan is to document and map areas that are used for; hunting, fishing, gathering of plants,areas of spiritual interests, and place names. This traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) will be used for educating the LBN youth as well as assisting treaty negotiations with provincial and federal governments. In addition, the (TEK) information provided by LBN members will provide direction for proposed LBN settlement areas, areas proposed for agriculture, resource extraction (ei. Timber harvesting and mining), and areas set aside for protection.

In June 2009, 2 positions for project facilitator assistants was advertised in the LBN newsletter. As one of the successful applicants I began my duties in August 2009. These duties include collecting TEK from community elders, conducting information workshops in remote communities, retrieving and compiling archival data from past projects.

All data collected from interviews, workshops and archives will be kept strictly confidential and any participants wishing to withdraw may do so at anytime during the course of the project.

Once the workshops are completed our intentions are to schedule interviews with the elders. All LBN members are encouraged to attend one of the three workshops. At the workshop you will learn what a land use plan is, how you can contribute to it and why it is important for you and your family. At the workshop LBN members will be given an opportunity to contribute to the land use plan or set up a time at their convenience.

Lorena is part of the treaty advisory committee.

I represent Tachet

I live in Prince Geoge, i go back to my village Tachet have meetingwith the community every two months

Dorothy is from the community of Old Fort and is the daughter of the late John and Veronica Dennis.  Her maternal grandparents are the late Antoine and Theresa Alec and paternal grandparents are the late Moses and Eulalie Dennis.  Dorothy is married to Roger Patrick and together they have four children; Philip, Theresa, Eli and Johnathon.

She graduated from Lakes District Secondary School in 1977.  She was employed at Immaculata School from September 1977 to the school closing in June 1991.  She started off as a receptionist and then piloted a Carrier Language Class.  She taught the Carrier Language and Culture.  After the closure of Immaculata School, she was hired by School District 91 from October 1991 to June 1997.

She started teaching at the Ted Williams Memorial Learning Centre from October 2000 to June 2003, teaching young adults the language and culture.
In April 2004, she was appointed on the Council representing Old Fort to the end of term in June 2004.  Dorothy coordinated the Special Assembly in September 2006.  In October 2006, she began her work as Communication Director and is now Managing Director with Lake Babine Treaty.

Dorothy is an active participant in the potlatch system and holds the name Ts’ilhnen, which was handed down from her mother’s side.  She has been part of the potlatch system since her initiation into the system at the age of 12.

Dorothy is very concerned about the future.  The treaty process may be one of the ways to establish a good system for the future generation.

Beverly represents the community of Donald’s Landing/pikut lake usually held at the chambers i want jobs created, society , youth gathering elder society wants more young people to learn and take on our role hope to learn about treaty.

I belong to the mountain house oldest on the ladies side on the clan my achievement is my catering consisting 4 people all have food safe cater for weddings, workshops, family gatherings, sells traditional food also teaches how to do process traditional food every summer and sometimes winter also was with school district 54 for ten years work with NDC for 15 years BC park for 7 years and babine forest product for 5 years

Roland represents the Local Board of Woyenne. 

I been with with treaty for 3 years  enjoy being in treaty I learned alot about treaty and also training as a chair person I hold my meetings in smithers every two monthsi enjoy working with my community and I am also a hair stylist in smithers for 21 years.

I represent Ft. Babine for the last 5 years community meetings are held every second month one of the goals is to have more eduction for our young people stay in school. Another goal is to create more work/jobs in babine our young generation need to learn our culture and language so it wont be lost.

My achievement within the last year I have been going to school and upgrading my education.

Alex was born and raised in Old Fort.  He is the son of Veronica Dennis and David Michell.  Alex represents the community of Old Fort on the Treaty Board.  He is very knowledgeable in the history of the area and in the culture of Lake Babine. 
He received his potlatch name in 1996 and participates in the potlatch system.

Photos Submitted by Alex taken in Old Fort.

Mark has been with Treaty for four years.  He prepares the legal documents for Main Table Meetings

Joseph has been with Treaty for four years.  He has many experience in administration.  Joseph worked with Department of Indian Affairs in Ottawa before returning to Burns Lake.

Joseph Peter Michell
• PO Box 631 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 •
Phone:(250) 692-1803 (H); cel (250) 692-6500 (W)
• Email jmichell@telus.net •

 

 

Achievements
• Hereditary Name - Nay Dee T’en
• Founding President Northern Native Broadcasting Board member —  Terrace, B.C.;
• Founding President of Communications Society of BC — British Columbia;
• Chairman President Advisory Committee for Aboriginal Studies, University of Northern B. C.;
• Executive Member of First Nation Congress,
• Premier’s Council on Cultural & Heritage;

Employment
Consultant
• Assigned to a Task Force by the Lake Babine Nation Council to develop Election rules and regulations for Lake Babine Nation five communities.
• October 2002 to March 31, 2003.

Consultant
• For Cheslatta Carrier Nation to prepare proposals, prepares policies and manuals on Education, Administrative Procedural, etc.
• From March 2002 to September 2002.

Consultant
• Co-coordinated a Joint Initiative between Assembly of First Nation and Indian & Northern
Affairs, Canada in B.C.  The initiative objective - to look at all INAC programs and
services in the Lands and Trust Services (LTS) sector.
LTS accounts for the largest portion of the Indian Act and includes areas important to lands and governance.
• Consulted with majority of the First Nation communities through 26 separate area meetings from October 1998 to May 2000.

Interim Chief Negotiator
• Mandated by Lake Babine Nation (LBN) Council to develop a workplan and implementation options so that LBN can work to achieving a modern Treaty. 
• To secure funding and consult with the five LBN communities and the major off-reserve       communities
• From July 2000 to August 2001.

 

ACTING HEALTH DIRECTOR/
FISHERIES DIRECTOR/
SPECIFIC CLAIMS/
BAND ADVISOR YEARS EMPLOYED (EX: 1997 - 1998)
Lake Babine Nation Burns Lake, BC
• Lead the Health Pre-Transfer Negotiation, supervise a staff of 50. Managing the health programs. Preparing for Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB); established First Responders Program. Involved in the implementation of the Lake Babine Nation Community Health Plan and Nursing Health Plan, under the Health Services Transfer;
• Involved in the Fish Enhancement, Upgrading, Sporting Areas, Habitat Profile and Harvesting of Sockeye Salmon;
• Preparing proposals to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Health Canada for Health Clinics, Sewer & Water Upgrade, securing Multi Purpose Vehicles, Fire Halls, Ambulance.  Raised approximately $13 million in capital within two years.

Band Advisor/
Fisheries Director/
Specific Claims Years Employed (Ex: 1991 - 97)
Lake Babine Band - As full time consultant Burns Lake, BC

• Provided advice on Band Programs, Financial Matters, Proposal Writing, and lobby for new funding;
• Assumed roles and responsibilities at a Health Pre-Transfer Technical Advisor;
• Initiated ongoing Capital Projects;
• Involved with the Natural Resources in Fisheries, resource testing and sampling, forestry and land issues; 
• Developed Community Health Plans for the Nation.
• Prepared budgets and workplans for all programs including Treaty.

TRIBAL CHIEF YEARS EMPLOYED (EX: 1988 - 90)
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Prince George, BC

• Provided political representation to First Nations Band. Act as a Liaison in negotiations with the government agencies.

MANAGING DIRECTOR YEARS EMPLOYED (EX: 1981 - 84)
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Prince George, BC

• Provided management services of first nation programs to Carrier Sekani Tribal Council affiliated First Nation Bands.

OWNER & OPERATED CONSULTING BUSINESS
YEARS IN BUSINESS (EX: 1974-81, 1984-88, 1990 TO 1996, 1998 TO 2002)
J.P. Michell & Associates Detauks available

 

CHIEF & GENERAL MANAGER
ARTS & CRAFT WHOLESALE   DIVISION YEARS EMPLOYED (EX: 1971 -74)
Indian Affairs Ottawa, Ontario

• Managed a budget of $5 million with a staff of 60 employees.

Education
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMA PROGRAM YEARS ATTENDED (EX: 1984 - 86)
University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia

Management and Supervisory Introductory (1973)
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT YEARS ATTENDED (EX: 1973)
Ottawa University Ottawa, Ontario

Indian and the Law Years Attended (EX: 1973)
Ottawa University Ottawa, Ontario

Junior drafting certificate
Hamilton Technical School (1972)

TWO-YEAR MARKETING YEARS ATTENDED (EX: 1968 - 70)
Mohawk College Hamilton, Ontario

ACCOUNTING DIPLOMA YEARS ATTENDED (EX: 1963 - 64)
Vocational School Prince George, BC

Skills
• Fluent in English and in Babine Carrier Language and culture;
• Researched, prepared proposals, lobbied and followed up on Specific Claims;
Management and supervisory experience
• In-depth understanding of the current Treaty Making Process in British Columbia. Community consultation, process and the development, in detail, of Self-government Framework position;
• Ability to develop and assist in the implementations of various policy documents, as well as, Cabinet documents, business planning, financial statements, financial & administrative procedural manuals, job descriptions and proposal preparation.
• Understanding of Federal Government policies on Band Support, various contribution agreements, Health Transfers,

Joeseph would like to share this article that was posted In Enroute Magazine.

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Wilf has been with Treaty for two years.