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Best Practices Case Study (Meaningful Information Sharing): Squiala First Nation

Best Practices Case Study (Meaningful Information Sharing): Squiala First Nation
Best Practices Case Study (Meaningful Information Sharing): Squiala First Nation
Author
National Centre for First Nations Governance (NCFNG)
Year

Squiala First Nation is located within the boundaries of the City of Chilliwack, B.C. in the central Fraser Valley east of Vancouver. The connection of Evans Road to Ashwell through Squiala lands has been an issue of ongoing discussions between the City of Chilliwack and Squiala First Nation.

In response to the roads project -- and Squiala's work to develop financial and governance policies and the Squiala First Nations Land Code -- the Squiala initiated a comprehensive community planning process...

Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG)
citizen participation
communication
community development
information sharing
strategic planning
Native Nations
Squiala First Nation
Resource Type
Case Studies
Topics
Governance
Land/Jurisdiction
Laws and Codes
Citation

National Centre for First Nations Governance. "Best Practices Case Study (Meaningful Information Sharing): Squiala First Nation." A Report for the National Centre for First Nations Governance. The National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. June 2009. Case Study. (https://fngovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MIS_Squiala.pdf, accessed March 8, 2023)

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