1. Cultural Heritage Resource Effectiveness Evaluation pilot project

2. Acknowledgements thank you! District MoFR staff: Chilcotin FD; Cariboo Forest District; South Island Forest District; Fort St.James Forest District; Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District Regional MoFR staff: Coast Forest Region; Northern Interior Region; Southern Interior Region Participating First Nations: Ulkatcho First Nation; T’silhqot’in National Government; Hupacasath First Nation; Tseshaht First Nation; Nak’adli First Nation; Yekooche First Nation; Haida Nation Participating Licensees: BCTS; West Fraser; Yun Ka Whu’ten Holdings; Western Forest Products; Pope and Talbot Ltd. Facilitators CHR Working Group The FREP team

3. CHR Effectiveness Evaluations FREP Priority Research Question “Are cultural heritage resources being conserved, and where necessary protected for First Nations cultural and traditional activities as a result of forest practices?”

4. CHR Effectiveness Evaluations Where do we start?

5. CHR Effectiveness Evaluations a unique challenge for FREP A social resource What are cultural heritage resources? Confidentiality of CHR information New information-sharing responsibilities in the planning process

6. CHR Effectiveness Evaluations Progress to date Working Group assembled (July-August) Project Charter and Communications Plan completed (August 2006) Pilot areas selected (Sept-Nov 2006) Indicator development workshops held in 3 pilot districts (Jan-Feb 2007) Dialogue and communication with CCMM; FNFC; FN MPB; regional Aboriginal Affairs staff; academia (ongoing) Next Steps? Indicator Development Workshop in QCI Forest District (March 2007) Provincial meeting with FN, district and regional staff (March 2007)

7. CHR Pilot Project Working Group Darrell RobbDirector, AAB (Project Sponsor) Lisa LevesqueFREP Research Officer (Project Coordinator) Diane GoodeManager, Litigation and Policy Analysis (HAA) Dawna HardenManager, Policy and Interim Measures (HAA) Peter BradfordFREP Coordinator (FPB) Renee MulliganA/ Policy Analyst (HAA) Mark HammFirst Nations Relations Manager (RSI) Harry JenningsRegional Forest Practices Specialist (RSI) Ed HoffmanFirst Nations Relations Manager (RNI) Peter PolandFirst Nations Relations Manager (RCO)

8. CHR Effectiveness Evaluations Progress to date…con’t Prepared preliminary Project Plan (July 10) Working Group assembled (July-August) Project Charter and Communications Plan completed (August 2006) Pilot areas selected (Sept-Nov 2006) Indicator development workshops held in 3 pilot districts (Jan-Feb 2007) Dialogue and communication with CCMM; FNFC; FN MPB; regional Aboriginal Affairs staff; academia (ongoing) Next Steps? Indicator Development Workshop in QCI Forest District (March 2007) Provincial meeting with FN, district and regional staff (March 2007)

9. Workshop Objectives To build relationships between FREP, First Nations, MoFR district and regional staff, and forest licensees; To identify local and regional issues related to the management of cultural heritage resources/cultural values; and To discuss and gather feedback on an initial set of “process” indicators

10. CORE “PROCESS” INDICATORS  Provincially applicable  Focus on: information-sharing processes and communication, policy and planning framework, FN participation in planning, documentation of CHR information, and FN capacity CORE “OUTCOME” INDICATORS? CORE INDICATOR CATEGORIES?  Provincially applicable  Are there resource-specific concerns that are common across multiple First Nations? If so, at what scale? LOCAL “OUTCOME” INDICATORS  Locally applicable  Focus on: resource-specific issues that are of specific concern to a particular community or First Nation Pilot Project Long-term Goal

11. Key points from the workshops Most First Nations are challenged by a lack of capacity and resources to engage in information-sharing and forest management planning; First Nations have a great interest in ground-based monitoring (but may lack the resources to do so); Respectful relationships and ongoing communication are crucial to the effective management of CHRs on the land base; Documentation and availability of CHR information varies considerably among First Nations

12. Key points from the workshops..con’t FREP needs to engage First Nations to a much greater extent on all aspects of our resource stewardship mandate; and FREP needs to explore the concept that cultural heritage resource values are encompassed in and directly related to all other FREP resource values. How can we incorporate cultural values into the indicators and protocols for other resource values?

13. CHR Effectiveness Evaluations Progress to date…..con’t Prepared preliminary Project Plan (July 10) Working Group assembled (July-August) Project Charter and Communications Plan completed (August 2006) Pilot areas selected (Sept-Nov 2006) Indicator development workshops held in 3 pilot districts (Jan-Feb 2007) Dialogue and communication with multiple organizations: CCMM; FNFC; FN MPB; regional Aboriginal Affairs staff; academia (ongoing) Next Steps Indicator Development Workshop in QCI Forest District (March 2007) Provincial meeting with FN, district and regional staff (March 2007)

14. A local perspective – DCH CHR monitoring on the ground? What do CHR values look like at the district level? Can we incorporate CHR values into other FREP field protocols? What are the key challenges and considerations in working with/developing indicators with FN communities?