Helping communities move away from the Indian Act by:
- Decolonizing Land Use Planning in a New Era of First Nation Self-Government
- Elevating and Re-establishing Traditional Indigenous Planning Practices
- Promoting Cohesive and Holistic Environmental Planning informed by Climate Change

Forum
Provide a forum for First Nations to share best-practices and renewed approaches to planning.
Support
Develop and deliver training strategies to support First Nation Self-Government and Land Governance Planning.
Indigenous Planning
Develop strategies to harmonize concepts, including Indigenous Planning and Western Planning.
Integration
Develop strategies to support communities amalgamating existing plans, and promote planning cohesiveness for individual communities and the Nations they belong to.
Guidelines
Develop guidelines for First Nations to adopt in working with Planning Consultants.
Awareness
Build awareness of emerging needs of self-governing First Nations and improving professional practices for Planners involved with First Nations.
Partnerships
Establish and expand partnerships with planning bodies such as the Canadian Institute of Planners, and post-secondary institutions offering First Nation Planning Programs.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen McGlenn, Specialist, Curriculum Delivery and Planning
778-771-2549
stephen.mcglenn@labrc.com