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FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION COUNCIL

10 May 2022

• representing and defending the collective interests of members through the creation of partnerships, the conduct of analyzes and the writing of memoirs and articles. [...] GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES This department provides guidance to FNEC administrators on national and regional policy and in dealings with government and chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations and the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador, as well as FNEC member communities. [...] Roles and responsibilities Communication • Promoting schools, programs and services • Managing the FNEC website and social media accounts • Organizing events • Media relations • Publishing the annual report • Internal and external communication Government relations and lobbying • Involvement with federal and provincial government agencies • Consultation • Drafting and presenting notices and briefs. [...] Competency 15 is an exhortation to the province of Quebec to fulfill its duty, and to integrate the recommendations issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Inquiry and by the Viens Commission, not only for education, but in all areas affected by its calls to action. [...] In 2021, the FNEC decided to replace the Games with a brand new concept with the aim of rekindling the sporting flame of First Nations youth while limiting the risk of contagion to COVID- 19 as much as possible: a race of 12 obstacles called the Ancestors’ Challenge.

Authors

Eve Bastien

Pages
24
Published in
Canada