Community Meeting with Aroland First Nation, 2019

As we all know, having as many people from your Indigenous Nation engaged in your land use planning process is important!  It is a powerful way to ground the plan in your Nation’s values, visions and priorities.  When the plan is so deeply rooted, it is bound to be successful. 

In our last post, we listed 6 ways to get your community engaged in the planning process.  Today, we are sharing a useful tool in organizing those community engagement sessions.  See below for our ideas, and reap the rewards of a successful session with lots of community input — good luck!

Your Community Engagement Checklist

It is important to be prepared and to plan for your various community engagement activities. Creating a community engagement checklist that is specifically designed for your own community is a great strategy for increasing community participation in your planning engagement session.

Here is an example checklist:

Read more posts from this series:

• Five Crucial Elements Every Land Use Plan Needs
• Three Questions to a Clear Vision
• Background Info Check List
• Indigenous Planning Cheat Sheet: Five Types, Tips and Resources
• Indigenous Nations Lead the Way in Marine Planning: How to Get Involved
• How to Use Video for Maximum Impact
• Indigenous nations prepare for high waters: Floodplain Mapping

Looking for help with community engagement? Or other planning help?

If you are trying to figure out how to get started, do give us a shout. We’d be happy to discuss your options and help you weigh the pros and cons of your planning options. We’re a team of self-proclaimed planning geeks who love to talk about this stuff, so don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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About Us: Shared Value Solutions

We are a Canadian B Corp, and we assist Indigenous communities with support throughout regulatory processes surrounding major development projects like mines, hydroelectric facilities, transmission lines, highway expansions, oil and gas pipelines, natural resource transport applications and nuclear power. 

We have deep context and experience behind the recommendations we provide, having worked for our clients on almost every major project in Canada over the last 10 years. For us, it’s all about building long-term relationships with our clients. We want to get to know you and what you want to do so we can help you move your plans forward. 

• Reviews of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements

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• Strategic Regulatory and Environmental Assessment Process Support

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• First Nation Land Code communities
• Indigenous Guardian programs
• Impact Benefit Agreements: technical and regulatory support for negotiations
• Indigenous Jurisdiction initiatives: joint management agreements and co-management agreements
• Community-based Indigenous environmental monitoring
• Indigenous Land Use Planning
• Participant funding negotiation and application support
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