Page 10 - Six Nations Community Plan 2019

CREATING CHANGE

WITH THE COMMUNITY PLAN

The Six Nations Community Plan is a road map to the future that we can all use to contribute
to building a self-determined future. This section outlines first how every part of the community has a
responsibility to action the plan, and second how the plan can be used to create informed change.

IDENTIFYING RESPONSIBILITIES
In the Community Plan engagement, one word emerged again and again—responsibility. It was clear that working toward the
vision is not just left to services and organizations but requires effort and commitment by all in the community. Below are
just a few of the ways that we can all use the plan to share the responsibility:

Community Members
• Finding out more information on issues you are passionate about and creating positive change (see the Community Member
Responsibility section of each goal page).
• Keeping track of community needs and priorities and holding yourself and others accountable to the constructive change
outlined in the Community Plan.
• For youth to look ahead to what opportunities there will be in the future and making education/employment decisions based
on that future.

Grassroots Groups
• Strengthening your advocacy by coordinating with partners on shared goals.
• Strengthening funding applications by identifying how you are working towards broad community goals.

Community Departments and Organizations
• Identifying partners on shared goals to nurture collaboration.
• Aligning strategic plans with broad community goals and timelines.
• Strengthening funding applications by identifying how you are working towards broad community goals.

Boards and Trusts
• Using the Community Plan as a decision–support tool (see the Assessing Decision Impact tool on page 11).

Local Businesses
• Identifying how your business can give back or improve practices to meet community goals.

Leadership
• Targeting action and advocacy toward goals that came from community voices.
• Communicating progress and change processes back to community members based on the indicators highlighted
(see Measuring Progress section on each goal page).
• Building self-determination by championing our vision for the future in relationships with other Haudenosaunee nations
and external partners.
• Using the Community Plan as a decision–support tool (see Assessing Decision Impacts tool on page 11).

External Partners
• Understanding the opportunities and challenges that we see as a community.
• Identifying opportunities for collaborative relationships based on shared goals.

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