Carrier Sekani Tribal Council

Canada supports Carrier Sekani Tribal Council nation rebuilding efforts

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced that Canada has provided the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council with $599,200 throughthe Nation Rebuilding Program to support their efforts towards self-determination.

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  • Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced that Canada has provided the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council with $599,200 throughthe Nation Rebuilding Program to support their efforts towards self-determination.
  • Funding will support the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council develop both centralized capacity as well as local capacity in each Carrier Sekani First Nation community to rebuild their governance and hereditary structures.
  • "Through the Nation Rebuilding Program, Canada is pleased to support the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council in their important work rebuilding and reconstituting their nation.
  • Nation Rebuilding Program funding has been made available for five years starting in 2018-19.