Ogimaawin-Aboriginal Governance Council Meeting

Opening Prayer and Welcome

Opening Prayer

Welcome & Introductions (Mr. Paul Capon, Chair)

Newly Appointed Representative on O-AGC:

Ms. Frances Picherack, Board of Governors

2.

Approval of Agenda

MOVED that the agenda for the meeting be approved.

Conflict of Interest

Approval of Minutes–attached

MOVED that the Minutes of the O-AGC meeting of September 21, 2015 and be approved.

5.

Business Arising from the Minutes (not on the Agenda elsewhere)

5.1

Vacancy – O-AGC Representative on Senate

MOVED ___________ that­­­­­ be recommended as the O-AGC member to be appointed to the Senate effective immediately for a maximum three year term.

Two notices have been distributed to O-AGC seeking nominations for an O-AGC representative to serve on Senate and this vacancy has also been discussed at the O-AGC meeting on September 21, 2015. 

Dr. Michelle-Marie Spadoni served as the O-AGC representative on Senate from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015. This position has been vacant since July 1, 2015.

Terms for the Position:

Senate By-laws ARTICLE VIII - APPOINTMENTS TO THE SENATE

12. One member of the Ogimaawin-Aboriginal Governance Council shall be elected by and from the O-AGC to the Senate, for a term not to exceed three years. The member shall be eligible for reappointment once so as to serve no more than six consecutive years on the Senate.

5.2

Election of the Vice-Chair of O-AGC

The Vice-Chair of the O-AGC is open to external members and is a one-year renewable term for a period of up to 3 years. 

Ms. Nancy Bouchard has served two consecutive terms as Vice-Chair of O-AGC since November 18, 2013.

5.2.1

MOVED that Nancy Bouchard be elected as the Vice-Chair of the Ogimaawin-Aboriginal Governance Council for the term commencing October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

5.3

Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) Term Appointments to O-AGC

MOVED that Stephanie Seymour and ___________ be appointed as a LUNSA member on O-AGC effective immediately to October 31, 2016.

6.

Other Business

6.1

Updates from Organizations – Priorities and Issues

6.1.1

Aboriginal Education Circle (AEC) Engagement & Networking Session (Mr. Paul Capon & Ms. Nancy Bouchard)

6.2

Joint SAC/O-AGC Update (Dr. Peggy Smith)

6.3

O-AGC Advisors Committee (Dr. Peggy Smith)

6.3.1                        

Ad Hoc Committee Report on “The Status of Indigenous Initiatives at Lakehead University 2015

7.

New Business

7.1

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux)

7.1.1

Official Launch of the NCTR – November 3-4, 2015

7.1.2

NCTR Community Engagement Session – November 9, 2015

7.1.3

A Conversation on the Intergenerational Effects of the Residential School System and Reconciliation – November 9, 2015

7.2

Board of Governors Representative on O-AGC

It should be noted that the following motion was passed at the Annual Board of Governors meeting on October 1, 2015.

MOVED that Ms. Frances Picherack be appointed to serve on the O-AGC as the Board of Governors member for a one-year term commencing at the close of the annual meeting on October 1, 2015 through to the close of the annual meeting held in 2016.

8.

Reports & Items for Information

8.1

Aboriginal Education – (Dr. Donald Kerr) – attached

8.2

Office of Aboriginal Initiatives (Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux) – attached

8.3

Board of Governors (Mr. Paul Capon)

8.4

Native Nurses Entry Program (Ms. Joy Nieminen)– attached

8.5

O-AGC Membership List 2015-2016 – attached   

9.

Adjournment

MOVED that the meeting be adjourned.