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GOVERNANCE | Ǫgwayanehsraˀ
PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING

Goal: Strengthen community engagement in

PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING.

Positive Change Impacts

Food System (page 20) Culture & Tradition (page 28)
Rekindling ways of gathering Community Engagement
over food with family to discuss approaches can be celebrations of
community issues can contribute our culture of communal decision-
to a holistic food system making through families and clans
Unity (page 38)
Leadership keeping
community engaged and Retention (page 76)
informed can bring together Increasing members’ ability
diverse views to engage with governance
can keep more of our people
connected to home

Mental Wellness (page 92)
Healthier community Economic
engagement processes can Self-Reliance (page 80)
include mental health supports Discussing collective
to recognize the challenging investments through realistic
and emotional nature of and informed engagement can
community issues create understanding among
community members
Participation & Built Environment (page 60)
Communication (page 50) Sustained community engagement
Meaningful community at early stages of development
engagement can build trust will allow smoother project
and participation of community implementation
members

Community Member Responsibilities

• Participate in community engagement processes with patience and a good mind to respect diverse viewpoints
• Maintain a solutions based approach to community concerns
• Explain why you support or do not support something with patience and clarity
• Volunteer for community governance boards

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