Steering Committee
All Nations Trust Company
ANTCO is an Aboriginal Financial Institution incorporated as a trust company and operating in BC since November 1987. ANTCO has 183 shareholders comprised of Aboriginal bands, tribal councils, corporations, organizations and individuals in BC. ANTCO, and its wholly-owned subsidiary All Nations Development Corporation, offers a wide range of financial products and services, including trust services, business loans, residential mortgages, band-administered mortgages and social housing mortgages. As a registered trust company ANTCO is regulated under the Financial Institutions Act.
Learn more by logging onto www.antco.bc.ca.
Current role: Project manager and member of the Steering Committee.
First Nations Technology Council
FNTC is a society, incorporated under the Society Act (BC) and was originally established as a committee and mandated by resolution of the First Nations Summit to develop a First Nations Technology Plan for First Nations in British Columbia which will address technology issues including:
- High speed internet connection
- Technology skills development
- Development of technical support.
The FNTC was later endorsed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the BC Assembly of First Nations. The FNTC is duly mandated to serve and assist First Nations in BC in their achievement of: industrial grade connectivity; increased technical capacity; the development of technical support; and the revitalization of culture and languages using technology. The FNTC’s efforts to secure funding for connectivity came to fruition in 2009 with the release of $40.8 million in funding for the connectivity and capacity building initiatives.
Learn more by logging onto www.fntc.info.
Current role: Member of the Steering Committee.
First Nations Health Council
The Health Council is one of four governing structures dictated through the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan, and is made up of representatives appointed by the First Nations Summit, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and the BC Assembly of First Nations. The role of the Health Council is to:
- Serve as the advocacy voice for First Nations on health-related matters;
- Support all First Nations in achieving their health priorities, objectives and initiatives;
- Oarticipate in federal and provincial government health policy and planning processes;
- Provide leadership in the implementation of the First Nations Health Plan Memorandum of Understanding, the Transformative Change Accord: First Nations Health Plan, and the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan.
Learn more by logging onto www.fnhc.ca.
