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Facilitation
Facilitation is a relatively new term in the field of aboriginal relations.
It encompasses a broad range of activities, such as:
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Chairing meetings or negotiation sessions to keep the parties on track and productive;
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Assisting parties in jointly solving problems;
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Acting in a mediation role. Sometimes this is “shuttle diplomacy” or more active joint problem solving;
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Option identification. At times parties need an outside expert to hear their respective interests and arguments and come up with options for them to consider;
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Workshops to assist an organization better understand their interests or improve their aboriginal competencies;
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Or, facilitation can mean to make presentations and hear comments at, for example, community or band meetings.
Dave can support your negotiations, community discussions and interest
identification processes using his years of experience with aboriginal
matters. As Executive Director of the BC Treaty Commission from 1998 to
2000 he was responsible for managing facilitation by professional staff
and Commissioners of the BC treaty process, the most complex treaty
negotiation process in Canada.
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