Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics: Recent Episodes
Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics
This episode features new guests Ernest Jack, Anna Demchuk and Tyson Thomson, and in addition to the topics above, we touch on the broader aspects of the tax administrator role in the band office.
In this episode we’re pleased to be joined by Deanna Honeyman and Crystal Thiessen from Tzeachten First Nation and Carlene George from Penticton Indian Band. Carlene, Crystal and Deanna all serve as tax administrators in their First Nations and in this episode, they talk about the common questions they receive from taxpayers and how they address them, how they navigate difficult conversations and how they build strong relationships with their taxpayers through regular and consistent communications.
In this episode we’re pleased to be joined by Deanna Honeyman and Crystal Thiessen from Tzeachten First Nation and Carlene George from Penticton Indian Band. Deanna, Crystal, and Carlene discuss how Tulo Centre programming has evolved since the beginning, how completing their certificate programs have benefitted themselves personally and the impact their work has had on their communities.
In episode 8, Bruce and Brian talk about environmental auditing. Environmental auditing is a process of where environmental protection and management systems of an operating facility are examined and reviewed.
In episode 7, Bruce and Brian talk about environmental monitoring. This includes the measurements of environmental components over a period of time, such as air quality, water and soil chemistry, hunting, trapping and more!
In episode 6, Dr. Bruce Thompson and Dr. Brian Ballantyne are here to assess cumulative impacts. What are cumulative impacts and how do they come into play when land use planning?
In episode 5, Dr. Bruce Thompson and Dr. Brian Ballantyne discuss watercourse crossings and its environmental effects.
In episode 4, Dr. Bruce Thompson and Dr. Brian Ballantyne have a conversation around determining significance in land use planning; discussing what is significant and how you can be analytical in determining significance.
In episode 3, Dr. Bruce Thompson and Dr. Brian Ballantyne have a conversation around Indigenous Knowledge, and the importance of tapping into this extensive knowledge base of the land when it comes to land use planning.
In episode 2, Dr. Bruce Thompson and Dr. Brian Ballantyne talk about public consultation; what it is and why is it important during land use planning.
In episode 1B, Dr. Bruce Thompson and Dr. Brian Ballantyne continue their discussion about valued ecosystem impacts that can affect an Environmental Impact Assessment.
In episode 1A, Dr. Bruce Thompson and Dr. Brian Ballantyne talk about what valued ecosystems are and how they are important in an Environmental Impact Assessment.
The conversation today is with Cris Stainbrook. Cris, Oglala Lakota, has been working in philanthropy for 25 years and has been President of Indian Land Tenure Foundation since its inception in 2002. ILTF is an American, community-based organization focused on American Indian land recovery and management.
Recorded on September 23, 2020.
Indian Land Tenure Foundation: www.iltf.org
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) is a national, community-based organization serving American Indian nations and people in the recovery and control of their rightful homelands. We work to promote education, increase cultural awareness, create economic opportunity, and reform the legal and administrative systems that prevent Indian people from owning and controlling reservation lands.
First Nations Tax Commission: www.fntc.ca
The mission of the FNTC is to help First Nation governments build and maintain fair and efficient property tax regimes and to ensure those First Nation communities, and their taxpayers alike, receive the maximum benefit from those systems.The FNTC is also about creating the legal, administrative and infrastructural framework necessary for markets to work on First Nation lands, creating a competitive First Nation investment climate, and using economic growth as the catalyst for greater First Nation self-reliance.
Fiscal Realities: http://www.fiscalrealities.com/
Fiscal Realities Economists conducts economic research and analysis, develops innovative solutions, and advises and advocates for public, First Nation and private sector clients.
Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics: www.tulo.ca
The Tulo Centre is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to renewing Indigenous economics by providing applied programs to enhance the capacity of Indigenous communities.
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Intro and outro song: John Jules
Cover art work: Chief Commissioner Jules
This conversation is an introduction to the course: Topics in Indigenous Economics, part of the First Nation Applied Economics program. This course was developed in partnership between the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics and the Ngai Tahu Research Centre. This is a conversation between Te Maire Tau, Director of the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury, First Nations Tax Commission Chief Commissioner, C.T. Manny Jules and Tulo Centre Instructor Dr. Andre Le Dressay.
The discussion today continues about the gaps that prevent First Nations from fully participating the Canadian economy, and how to bridge those gaps, specifically the resource investment gap. FNTC Chief Commissioner Manny Jules and Greg Richard from Fiscal Realities discuss these challenges and how to unlock the economic potential of First Nations.
The discussion today centres on the gaps that prevent First Nations from fully participating the Canadian economy, and how to bridge those gaps. FNTC Chief Commissioner Manny Jules and Greg Richard from Fiscal Realities discuss these challenges and how to unlock the economic potential of First Nations.
Conversation between Te Maire Tau, Director of the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury and First Nations Tax Commission Chief Commissioner, C.T. Manny Jules. They talk about current issues facing Indigenous communities in New Zealand and Canada, as well as common histories.
The First Nations Infrastructure Institute (“FNII”) is a First Nations led initiative that will support improved First Nations infrastructure outcomes by providing the skills and processes necessary for First Nations to plan, procure, own and manage infrastructure assets.
In this episode, conversation between FNTC Chief Commissioner C.T. Manny Jules and Greg Richard centres around the Laurier Memorial, the Gold Rush and the Fur Trade. This history led to further colonization, aided by the smallpox epidemic. We must understand the past and never giving up the struggle for greater jurisdiction so that, as our ancestors always talked about, we are able to look after ourselves.
This second episode continues the conversation with the history of pandemics and their impact on First Nation lives, communities, jurisdictions, and trajectories. First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) Chief Commissioner C.T. Manny Jules discusses this history and his vision for change.
This first episode introduces the history of pandemics and their impact on First Nation lives, communities, jurisdictions, and trajectories. First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) Chief Commissioner C.T. Manny Jules discusses this history and his vision for change.
The Tulo Centre has been working with the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury. Recently a delegation came from New Zealand to meet with the Tulo Centre to discuss the formalization of a working relationship between the two research centres.