Common use of Foundation Agreement Clause in Contracts

Foundation Agreement. The joint land use planning process will allow shíshálh Nation and the B.C. government to make progress on their Foundation Agreement goals of: • Shared stewardship of the swiya; • Creating economic prosperity for shíshálh people and those choosing to live, work and play within the swiya; • Protecting cultural sites; • Revitalizing shíshálh culture and language; and • Strengthening shíshálh self-government. WHAT IS THE SWIYA? The word 'swiya' describes the lands and waters that shíshálh Nation has occupied and utilized since time immemorial and can be translated as world, birthplace, lands or “territory”. The swiya extends from xwésám (Xxxxxxx Creek) in the southeast to the height of land located north of xénichen (head of Queen’s Reach) in the north, kwékwenis (Lang Bay) to the west and spílksen (Texada Island) to the south. HOW ARE THE LANDS AND WATERS IN THE SWIYA CURRENTLY MANAGED? shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan and Decision-Making Policy shíshálh Nation has occupied and utilized the swiya and managed its natural resources since time immemorial. In 2007, shíshálh Nation developed the lil xemit tems swiya nelh mes stutula (shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan), which identifies values and goals for managing land and resources in the swiya (514,520 hectares). In 2013, shíshálh Nation developed a Lands and Resources Decision-Making Policy and process for lands and resources in the swiya, which outlines shíshálh’s expectations regarding resource management, including development, and documents the practices and principles that guide decision-making relating to the use of land, water, and resources of the swiya. The shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan and Decision-Making Policy are expressions of shíshálh laws and jurisdiction which have governed the swiya since time immemorial.

Foundation Agreement. The joint land use planning Foundation Agreement is a government-to-government agreement that commits both parties to a process will allow to fundamentally transform the relationship between shíshálh Nation and the Province of British Columbia. The shíshálh-B.C. government to make progress on their Foundation Agreement goals ofestablishes a government-to-government technical planning group for land use planning: • Shared the shíshálh-B.C. Land Use Planning Table (LUPT). The Land Use Planning Table represents a shift to a shared stewardship approach to managing natural resources in the swiya. This group is tasked with identifying mutual interests and completing a draft land use plan (LUP) for the shíshálh Nation swiya over the next 3 years. This backgrounder provides information on: » The history of the swiya; • Creating economic prosperity project (how did we get here?) » The joint-Land Use Plan and process (where are we going?) » Opportunities for shíshálh people and those choosing to live, work and play within the swiya; • Protecting cultural sites; • Revitalizing shíshálh culture and language; and • Strengthening shíshálh selfengagement (how can you get involved?) shíshálh-government. WHAT IS THE SWIYABC Joint Land Use Plan Backgrounder HOW DID WE GET HERE? The word 'swiya' describes the lands and waters that shíshálh Nation has occupied and utilized since time immemorial and can be translated as world, birthplace, lands or “territory”. The swiya extends from xwésám (Xxxxxxx Creek) in the southeast to the height of land located north of xénichen (head of Queen’s Reach) in the north, kwékwenis (Lang Bay) to the west and spílksen (Texada Island) to the south. HOW ARE THE LANDS BRIEF HISTORY OF SHÍSHÁLH NATION AND WATERS IN THE SWIYA CURRENTLY MANAGED? PROVINCIAL LAND MANAGEMENT shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan and Decision-Making Policy shíshálh Nation has occupied and utilized the swiya and managed its natural resources since time immemorial. In 2007, shíshálh Nation developed the lil xemit tems swiya nelh mes stutula (shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan), which identifies values and goals for managing land and resources in the swiya (514,520 hectares). In 2013, shíshálh Nation developed a Lands and Resources Decision-Making Policy and process for lands and resources in the swiya, which outlines shíshálh’s expectations regarding resource management, including development, and documents the practices and principles that guide decision-decision making relating to the use of land, water, and resources of the swiya. The shíshálh Nation Strategic Land Use Plan and Decision-Decision- Making Policy are expressions of shíshálh laws and jurisdiction which have governed the swiya since time immemorial. Provincial Management The Province of British Columbia, working with Indigenous governments, makes decisions under provincial laws about the use of lands, or lands covered by water, which includes much of the swiya. Certain areas of the swiya have been designated by the Province as provincial parks and protected areas. Landscape level plans for sustaining elements of biodiversity (e.g. old growth forest, wildlife trees) have been developed for most of the landscape units overlapping the swiya, but there is currently no higher level strategic provincial land use plan (i.e. Land and Resource Management Plan) for the swiya. FOUNDATION AGREEMENT In October 2018, shíshálh Nation and the Province of British Columbia signed the shíshálh-B.C. Foundation Agreement that formalized their commitment to working together to protect the environment, as well as promote economic opportunity and growth for shíshálh Nation and the entire Sunshine Coast region. The Foundation Agreement demonstrates a commitment to true, lasting reconciliation, co-operation, and partnership, based on recognition and respect for shíshálh title and rights and implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).