2011-2012 Annual Report - Sto:lo Nation

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Presently there are 3 WOP projects goingemploying 10 Income Assistance (IA)clients and one ASARET employing 1 IAclient. From last year’s program, onemoved on to Hair Dressing School andwill graduate soon, one moved away, oneentered the Blade Runners program andone has found full time employment.L’il Gift GalleryIrene Adams and Diane Kelly-AndersonThe Gallery now has 96 accounts, and is increasing thevariety of items with a broad range of prices, includingbringing in more items targeted at tourists. Partnering withthe Longhouse Extension Program gives the gallery anothermarketing venue, and has increased the demand for moretraditional cedar items and Salish weavings. Custom ordersfor knitted, beaded, and sewn items are a regular requestnow and being passedalong to the artists.The artists are enhancingtheir portfolios and learningaspects of retail, developingindependence and learningto be successful atoperating their ownbusiness. The Gallery haspartnered with the Work Opportunity program.L’il Gift GalleryiBussing ProgramThe Stó:lō Nation Bus Program was discontinued due to lack of funding as of April 1, 2012.Sto:lo Nation Justice ProgramThe Justice program developed relationships with FederalCorrections Canada. FY 2011-12 was the last of the 5-yearcontract for the Aboriginal Justice Strategy.The Respectful Relationships Program was completed togetherwith Community Corrections. The program also partnered withthe Social Development Program and produced a DomesticViolence DVD.Frank Charlie, JusticeWorkerPage 18 of 64
Criminal FilesThe core of the work that the Justice staff does comes from criminal files referred by theRCMP, Crown Counsel and community members. The annual statistical analysis from theDepartment of Justice was not available but the staff thought that the number of files theydealt with increased significantly over other years. The program’s own internal statisticsindicated they opened 118 cases. The last quarter of the year in particular kept the staff verybusy with clients and holding circles to assist them, persons harmed and families.The number of self-referrals from the community members increased, a testament to the faiththey put in to finding traditional Stó:lô methods of resolving issues rather than merely relyingon the Canadian legal system. The work with clients and expertise in arranging and hostingcircles continues to evolve and Elders were utilized in all of the circles. The staff alsoattended 28 meetings and the process continues to grow with the help of the community andElders as the staff continue to mentor the communities throughout Canada as they set uptheir own process.Aboriginal Justice Liaison Committee (AJLC) MeetingsThe AJLC is a SN Justice program-hosted quarterly meeting of justice personnel in the Stó:lōregion speaking about trends, issues of common concern and how each can best worktogether. Discussions at most meetings were excellent with good community representationand representatives from Crown, RCMP, Victim Services, prisons, probation, and otherjustice agencies in the valley.Respectful Relationships ProgramJustin Williams, Youth Justice WorkeriThis last year a number of mengraduated from the RespectfulRelationship group, a 10-week courseco-facilitated by Justin Williams (andon occasion, Frank Charlie) and amember of the Chilliwack CommunityCorrections office. The course is meantto give men a greater understanding ofmore positive ways of being with theirspouses, children, and familymembers. It is for men from all Stó:lôcommunities, on and off-reserve, andFirst Nations men living within Stó:lôterritory who want to learn how to stopthe violence in their lives.Page 19 of 64
Page 4 and 5: Message from the Executive Director
Page 6 and 7: Executive SummaryThe Stó:lō Natio
Page 8 and 9: Highlights ofAccomplishmentsCharts
Page 10 and 11: Lateral Violence WorkshopStó:lō N
Page 12 and 13: Community Development Program (CDD)
Page 14 and 15: Education ServicesA:lmelhawtxw Earl
Page 16 and 17: Mission Aboriginal Family PlaceThe
Page 18 and 19: FY 2011-2012 was a challenging year
Page 22 and 23: Finance and Administration Services
Page 24 and 25: Personnel ServicesChart 4- Sto:lo N
Page 26 and 27: Central Administrative Support Serv
Page 28 and 29: Other highlights for the year’s a
Page 30 and 31: Essential Skills in the Workplace,
Page 32 and 33: Stó: lō Health Services Committee
Page 34 and 35: have regional meetings with their m
Page 37 and 38: immunization campaign against pertu
Page 39 and 40: WorkshopsA total of 222 people atte
Page 41 and 42: Training on AEPS, and regionalizati
Page 43 and 44: Addictions Prevention CounsellingAd
Page 45 and 46: communities. ASCIRT will work to pr
Page 47 and 48: This program is administered at the
Page 49 and 50: Home Care nursing services include
Page 51 and 52: There were several success stories
Page 53 and 54: Stó:lô Elders Lodge (SEL)The Elde
Page 55 and 56: Sto:lo Research and Resource Manage
Page 57 and 58: Images from the Field-Heritage Mana
Page 59 and 60: Library Technicians published an ar
Page 61 and 62: Classification LevelIn terms of the
Page 63 and 64: 20074 2Chart 32-Annual Breakdown by
Page 65 and 66: pilot for what is hoped will be an
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