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Measuring Progress

• More connection between community and neighbouring • Members who choose to leave the community for specialized
school boards employment & education have strong sense of self
• More opportunities for members to work and learn in • Pay equity with neighbouring communities
the community, increased proportion of membership • People leaving for work/school feel secure in their identity
staying home
and can manage culture shock

Key Challenges And Concerns

• Community members pursuing specialized education finding better paying options elsewhere (“Brain Drain”)
• We are paid less in this community for doing the same work as in other communities
• Members leaving the community for work/school can lose connection with community and identity
• Youth leaving for high school can experience culture shock and racism, not always academically prepared
• Members without housing or transportation here end up leaving to urban centres
• Lack of connection to members living outside the community, some feel stigmatized for their decision to leave
• Small community will always be limited in the types of career opportunities available

Suggested Lead Partners

• GREAT/OSTTC • Schools • Kawenní:io and • Community Planning
Everlasting Tree
• GRPSEO • Polytech • New/Emerging orgs

Timeline

OBJECTIVES STATUS IN 2019
Requires coordination among Human Resources departments of many community
Create a recruitment and organizations, businesses. Conduct exit interviews to develop understanding of why
retention plan
SHORT jobs are being left.
(2019-2024)
Create a salary grid for Departments of Elected Council are in preliminary stages of developing a grid that offers
community organizations a competitive balance of salary and employee wellbeing.
School board has a few Indigenous guidance counselors, but at least one needed
Increase Indigenous cultural in every school to support our students and take on initiatives to educate non-
advisors in nearby high schools
indigenous students.
Strengthen a network with
MEDIUM Indigenous support Organizations such as Friendship Centres, Brant Native Housing, etc. have loose
(2025-2029) organizations in neighbouring connections with services on-reserve, but a coordinating body needed to align efforts.
communities
Create off-reserve engagement Effort needed to engage off-reserve members in community matters, help them know
strategy they still have a voice, encourage them to connect with the community more.

LONG Create high school cultural When community high school is built, create exchange programs so our youth can
(2030-2039) transition program continue to share culture with others who are not from the community.

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