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Program Information
Wise Practice Element 3: Strategic Vision and Planning
Overview
Research and best practices indicate that successful Indigenous nations and organizations set strategic direction and long-term goals. A viable strategic plan is required to keep pace with changes in the world, reduce dependence on governments, and raise the standard of living of Indigenous citizens, now and in the future. You will learn a proven model for strategic planning, based upon systems thinking and its associated processes, tasks, and activities.
This program will provide the steps for implementing a strategic planning process rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing to support your community, organization, board or council. In addition, it will deliver an understanding of how to keep the plan alive through evaluation, revision, and performance measurement.
Note: Braiding Strands: Related-world Strategic Planning previously ran as Intermediate Indigenous Strategic Planning. Content has been updated for increased relevancy, but we do not recommend that previous Intermediate Indigenous Strategic Planning participants re-take the program.
What does the program offer?
- Techniques involved in a strategic planning model
- Identify the vision, mission, and values for your community/organization/board/council
- Learn how to determine the key factors of success
- Complete a current state assessment and an environmental analysis
- Set priorities to focus resources and efforts
- Understand the link between the vision and business and operations plans
- Learn ways to implement your strategic plan and how to evaluate and measure its performance
Who should register?
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit councils, and tribal councils
- Boards of Indigenous economic and social development agencies, governing boards, commissions, and legal entities for Indigenous profit and not-for-profit organizations
- Managers, administrators and team leaders
- Indigenous leaders
- Urban Indigenous organizations and agencies
Applicants must be ages 18+ at the time of the program start date.
This program prioritizes Indigenous learners, and those working for Indigenous communities and organizations. Programs are filled on a first come, first served basis. Please register early to secure a confirmation of your spot.
Earn your Certificate
The Certificate of Indigenous Leadership, Governance and Management Excellence is awarded to individuals who recognize the importance of continuing education and have successfully completed a total of seven programs. The programs are strategically focused on building your capacity to assist your community and organization to successfully move forward into the era of self-determination and successful community economic development. All Intermediate offerings are counted towards the certificate, while Introductory programs do not. Learn more about what courses you require in order to achieve your certificate here.
Itinerary
To maximize learning for this program, students are required to dedicate approximately 40 hours during the week to this program.
- Complete pre-program assignments if applicable
- (approx. 2 hours)
- Participate in daily sessions, Sunday through Friday, according to the agenda.
- Complete homework outside of class time if applicable (approx. 2 hours)
In person Indigenous Leadership Program Schedule
- Starting Sunday, 5:30pm with Dinner
- Monday to Thursday whole day includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- Finishing Friday, 2pm after Lunch
*Schedule is subject to change, more details coming soon.
Faculty
Harley Crowshoe
Harley Crowshoe’s ancestry is Blackfoot and originates from the Piikani Nation Reserve in southern Alberta.
Harley has extensive Aboriginal Policing experience with First Nations people in Alberta and British Columbia. Throughout his RCMP career he held supervisory positions as a Detachment Commander in “K” and “E” Divisions, as well as investigating serious crimes. After more than 20 years of service with the RCMP he retired at the rank of Staff Sgt.
Harley had the opportunity to participate in a major project that developed and built Canada’s second diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. While employed by Diavik Diamond Mines he developed policies and programs for Site Security.
Harley joined the Aboriginal Policing Directorate as the Regional Manager, responsible for Alberta and North West Territories. This provided him the opportunity to continue working closely with the First Nations communities in Alberta and NWT.
Harley has worked for AHS for many years, first serving the AHS Wisdom Council as chair; then the AHS South Zone as the Indigenous Health Senior Advisor; the AHS South Sector as Indigenous Health Provincial Director; and now continues to support AHS health projects as an Indigenous Health Advisor.
He is currently working parttime with Piikani Health Service as a Accreditation Coordinator.
Harley is a board member sitting on the Windy Slopes Health Foundation and Fresh Start Recovery Centre and recently he has been appointed on the National Advisory Committee on Missing Children and Unmarked Graves.
Harley is a recipient of the Order of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, and a 25 year service award from Public Service Canada. Harley was presented a soapstone sculpture and sacred eagle feather in recognition of contributions to the First Nations people of Canada and was inducted as an Honorary Chief of the Piikani (Blackfoot) Nation - including traditional transfer of a sacred eagle headdress
Elder
Elizabeth Logue
Elizabeth is Algonquin-Irish (Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg First Nation). She is a community builder, theatre artist and arts producer, self-professed policy wonk and mother of two. She holds a Bachelor degree (with High Honours) from Carleton and studied Education/Drama at McGill. She just recently took on the job of Ottawa River Keeper, as champion and collective voice for the Ottawa River watershed, providing leadership and inspiration to protect, promote and improve its ecological health. Previous to this she was Director of Partnerships and Coordination in Lands and Economic Development supporting the work of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board and Director of Inuit Relations at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs.
For the past over 14 years she has been a faculty member at the Banff Centre. A federal public servant for close to 20 years, highlights of her career include work on the Aboriginal Veterans Scholarship Fund, on Comprehensive Community Planning and Sustainable Development, the transfer of the Igloo Tag for the certification of Inuit Art, the direct funding for housing in Nunavik, Inuvialuit and Nunatsiavut and the establishment of the Inuit-Crown partnership Committee and work on the Advisory Committee for the permanent Arctic Gallery at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Elizabeth believes in civic engagement and creative-communal problem solving and sits on many community-based boards and committees.
Elizabeth also has trained in theatre and has been a member of the Ottawa based Shakespeare company called A company of Fools as well as the one show wonder Aboriginal Theatre Company Code Red. She is also an Arts festival producer and performer.
She lives in Wakefield, Quebec along the Te-nagàdino-zìbi with her husband Alasdair and two children Calum 12 and Mairi 10.
Faculty
Don McIntyre
Don McIntyre is Ojibway of the Wolf Clan from Timiskaming First Nation. Don is an Assistant Professor at the University of Lethbridge in the Dhillon Business School. An award-winning painter and carver in the traditional style of his territories, he juxtaposes contemporary visions and themes into his work. Don has exhibited his work around the world, with gallery shows in Canada, Germany, Asia, Australia, and the United States. His work is in private and corporate collections around the world. He is a sought-after speaker, presenting on Indigenous Art and Traditions, Law, Socio-Legal Pluralism, Social Innovation, Law and Society, Business, Governance, Colonization, Indigenization, Transsystemics, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Management, Negotiations, and Treaty.
Faculty
Murray Dion
Murray Dion is an executive, entrepreneur, strategic consultant, lecturer, and visual thinker with a passion for action and results. Murray began his career in radio and television and migrated to the information systems industry in engineering, projects management, business development, and strategic consulting. For over twenty years, he has been fully engaged with Indigenous communities across Canada in areas such as Indigenous entrepreneurship as the co-owner of a groundbreaking Indigenous firm, economic development, policing, digital health, organizational development, and leadership development. Murray has been a faculty member at The Banff Centre since 1999. He was also a faculty member in The Logistics Institute’s Executive Leadership Program for five years.
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What's Included
Accommodation
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Your program fee includes a single bedroom on the Banff Centre campus for the duration of your program.
Get connected with other artists on campus and focus on your projects in a creative environment while we take care of the day-to-day essentials.
Full Flex Meal Plan
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Using a credit-based system to dine on campus, our flexible meal plans allow you to select meals according to your own needs during your stay. Banff Centre can accommodate most dietary requests.
The Full Flex meal plan is calculated at $70 credit per day, equivalent to breakfast, lunch and dinner at our Buffet service.
Banff Centre Amenities
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Enjoy free parking, wifi, and access to the Walter Philips Gallery while you are a guest at Banff Centre. Our Participant Resources team is also available to assist you with medical support or event information. See our Events Calendar to learn more about what’s going on at Banff Centre while you’re onsite.
Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives
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The Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives - Current Services
The Library is delighted to support Banff Centre Participants, Artists, and Faculty with the following services:
- Open hours: 9:30 am to 1 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- Access to collections, including program relevant books, scores, artists’ books, recordings, periodicals, and object library.
- Library accounts for borrowing materials.
- Digital Library, on campus and remote access.
- Library research assistance, by appointment.
- Archives research, by appointment only.
Please email library@banffcentre.ca or archives@banffcentre.ca for more information or assistance.
Gym Membership
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Your program fee includes free access to the swimming pool, climbing gym and fitness suite as well as discounted rates for classes at the Sally Borden Fitness and Recreation Centre.
Group Seminars/Workshops
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Join in group seminars/workshops.
Learning Journals
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Learning Journals for course materials.
Fees & Financial Assistance
(Includes Registration Fee of $35.00)
Up to a maximum of 30 participants per program.
Financial assistance is available for Indigenous peoples or non-Indigenous peoples working for Indigenous organizations. Each request is reviewed individually based on submission of the Financial Assistance form available in the Student Portal.
More information about funding opportunities for our Leadership programs can be found here.
To be considered for financial assistance, please ensure that you select "Yes" to 'I would like to apply for financial assistance' during registration, and log into your Student Portal to complete your funding application form within 48 hours of submitting your initial registration. We strongly recommend timely submission of the funding form, to be considered. Note that we reserve the right to cancel registrants who select 'No' to financial assistance if payment and confirmation of attendance is not received within 7 days of registration.
Banff Centre will issue official tax receipts for eligible tuition fees and all financial assistance and awards as required by the Income Tax Act. You will receive a T2202 (Tuition and Enrolment Certificate) for eligible tuition fees paid and a T4A (Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income) for applicable financial assistance and awards.
How to Apply
Learn more about the steps to Complete Your Application.
If you have requested financial assistance,please ensure that you log in to your Student Portal within 48 hours of registration, to submit your funding request form.
If you do not require financial assistance, please ensure that you log in to your Student Portal and complete confirmation of attendance and full payment as soon as possible, but no later than 7 days from completing step 1.
Note that non-completion within the timelines stated may result in your place being offered to the waitlist.
All programs, faculty, dates, fees, and offers of financial assistance are subject to change. Program fee is subject to applicable taxes. Banff Centre reserves the right to cancel a program up to seven days prior to program start date if there is insufficient enrolment, and in this case all fees will be refunded. Please note that Banff Centre is not liable for any personal/travel expenses incurred. Non-refundable fees and deposits will be retained upon cancellation. Any other fees are refunded at the discretion of the Banff Centre. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
