The Indigenous Advisory Committee liaises with Vibrant Communities Calgary's Board of Directors and provides advice on the overall implementation of the Enough for All strategy.

In this video, hear from members of the Indigenous Advisory Committee who share their thoughts on the following, "What do you think are the biggest accomplishments towards poverty reduction for Indigenous peoples?", and "Where to you think we continue to struggle to have an impact?"

Videography by Trevor Solway (Solway Entertainment) 

Special thanks to Joanne Pinnow, Lee Stevens, and Buddie Dixon.

Enough for All Evaluation 2018: Indigenous Advisory Committee

Enough for All is Calgary’s community-driven poverty reduction strategy. As a part of the 2017 Evaluation of the work of Enough for All, the following video highlights the work of the Indigenous Advisory Committee and was created to incorporate an oral component into the evaluation report.

To develop the approach, the evaluators partnered with VCC staff and the Indigenous Advisory Committee to discuss how best to represent the work and present the impact in 2017. 

Footage was captured at two events May 30, 2017 and October 12, 2017 called "Reconciliation Journey – Walking at Path Together".

2017 Evaluation Highlights from the Indigenous Advisory Committee

Dwight Farahat is a spoken word poet and freestyle emcee who hails from Calgary, Alberta and has roots with Siksika First Nation.

On October 12, 2017, the Enough for All Indigenous Advisory Committee held a conference titled "Reconciliation Journey - Walking a Path Together" in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Reconciliation Journey - Walking a Path Together

Reconciliation Journey - Where do you go to get grounded and reconnect?

Tyler Makinaw is an Indigenous Liaison at Calgary Legal Guidance.

Sherry Hiebert Keck, Managing Director, Louise Dean Centre - Catholic Family Services (CFS) answers the question, "Where do you see CFS on the journey to reconciliation?"

Reconciliation Journey - Sherry Hiebert Keck

The event was attended by 150 people from businesses, government, non-profits, and the community.

Together they shared stories and experiences around reconciliation, the past, the present and the future.

Casey Eagle Speaker, Aboriginal Resource Coordinator at Hull Services, answers the question, "What changes have you seen Hull Services around Indigenous relations?"

Reconciliation Journey - Casey Eagle Speaker

Speakers were asked the questions "What grounds you?" "Where do you go to reconnect with your culture, with the creator?"

Daisy Giroux from Untied Way of Calgary and Area answers the question, "What do you think of the shift from education to intergenerational trauma at the United Way?"

Eugene Brave Rock, Actor, answers the question, "If you were the head of Indigenous film and television in Canada, where would you send filmmakers?"

Reconciliation Journey - Eugene Brave Rock

The Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative - Aboriginal Strategy is the fourth goal of the CPRI Strategy. The Issue Strategist was hired in mid-January 2014 to develop this goal. To assist with the development an Aboriginal Advisory Committee was identified to support the Issue Strategist. The Issue Strategist reached out to many organizations working with the Indigenous population within the City of Calgary and was invited to participate in many advisory committees where information was shared and relationships were established. The relationships established helped identify issues and priorities to be addressed. The following solutions were identified to be the most critical in creating the transformative change that would begin the long-term strategy to support the Indigenous population of Calgary – the First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Status Indians, and non-Status Indians to be active participants in creating a meaningful space where Healing, Education and De-colonization programs would become a reality. The implementation of these types of programs would change the reality Indigenous people live in today. 

aboriginal-poverty-strategy-development_2014.pdf

CPRI - Aboriginal Poverty Strategy Development

Indigenous Advisory Committee

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Membership

Elder Wanda First Rider

Jacie Alook

Barb Barclay

April Bellegarde

Tyra Cross Child

Tim Fox

Daisy Giroux

Christie Goodfellow

Christy Morgan

Elissa Twoyoungmen

Theodora Warrior Healy

Doreen Williams

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