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disbursements levelled off from the previous year (Figure 50). Only the Treaty 7 allocation
increased substantially during this time period. This is in part attributable to the
disproportionate number of non-host First Nations sited in Treaty 8 (22) compared with Treaty
6 (14) and Treaty 7 (3). The FNDF funding distribution model also plays an important role: half
of the 12.5% FNDF non-host allocation is divided equally amongst the 39 communities.
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
Figure 50: FNDF Treaty Disbursements by Treaty, 2006-2010.
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Figure 51 illustrates that the per community distributions are substantially less in the Treaty 6
and Treaty 8 regions compared to that of Treaty 7. The southern Treaty 7 First Nations take in
the highest per community FNDF disbursement. The FNDF revenue model once again partially
accounts for the variances: half of the 12.5% non host First Nations FNDF allocations are
distributed according to community size, with the largest First Nations by population receiving
the highest percentage of FNDF disbursements.
As previously noted, the lack of host First Nations in the Treaty 8 region means also that charity
revenues are not fuelling local development, unlike Treaty 6 and 7 regions, whose 5 casinos
have generated $103.5 million since 2006. 96
96 Note that an estimated 13% of charity revenues remain undistributed.
Treaty 6
Treaty 7
Treaty 8
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