b'MESSAGE FROM THE REGIONAL CHIEFMESSAGE FROMTHE REGIONAL CHIEF FOR QUBECPlanning from the core: community-led planningMESSAGE DU CHEF RGIONAL POUR LE QUBECGhislain Picard La planificationpartir de la base :la planification par la communautBy/par Kim Chevrier, Premire Nation Kebaowek;Karonhienhawe Linda Delormier, Kahnaw:ke; Marie-Eve Bouchard,Premire Nation des Innus Essipit; Catherine Bland, IDDPNQLS ince time immemorial, our PeopleGhislain Picard N otre peuple planifie depuis have been planning and workingdes temps immmoriaux, together to keep healthy relationsen travaillant ensemble with each other and the land. TheseAFN Regional Chief, Qubec/Labradorpour maintenir des traditions are preserved by many First250, Place Chef Michel Laveau, relations saines entre nous et avec la Nations through unique community-ledSuite 201terre. Ces traditions de planification planning journeys. In our region, a growingWendake, QCG0A 4V0sont perptues par de nombreuses number of First Nations are turning toEmail: apnql@apnql-afnql.comPremires Nations grcedes comprehensive community planning (CCP)Ph: 418-842-5020 cheminements de planification uniques to create and implement their collectivedirigs par la communaut. Dans Executive Assistant: Mlanie Vincentnotre rgion, un nombre croissant de vision, rooted in the land and in the spiritsPremires Nations se tournent vers la of all their members. Cell: 418-580-4442planification communautaire globale Email: communications@apnql.com (PCG) pour crer et mettre en uvre Volunteers are at the core of community-ledleur vision collective, ancre dans la planning. From participating in planningterre et dans lesprit de touscommittees or working groups to helpingleurs membres.with communications and engagement activities, they contribute to every step of the journey.Des bnvoles sont au cur de la planification communautaire. Quil sagisse de participerdes comits de planification ouEssipit Innu First Nation: Daring to Dream des groupes de travail, ou encore daiderla communication et In the Essipit Innu First Nation, the CCP Committeeaux activits de mobilisation, ils contribuentchaque tapeincludes seven volunteers and a Councillor. As guardians ofdu parcours. the process, their role is to guide the development of a newPremire Nation des Innus Essipit : Oser rvercomprehensive community plan through extensive and diverseAu sein de la Premire Nation des Innus Essipit, le comit community engagement activities: makusham, conferences,PCG comprend sept bnvoles et un conseiller. En tant que focus groups, surveys, etc. All Essipiunnuat, both residents andgardiens du processus, leur rle est de guider llaboration dun non-residents, are invited to participate. So far, over a third ofnouveau plan communautaire global, grcedes activits de community members have volunteered their time to contributemobilisation communautaire tendues et diverses : makusham, to Essipit Innus new collective dream. Everyone, from childrenconfrences, groupes de discussion, enqutes, etc. Tous les to Elders, shares how proud and hopeful they feel when theyEssipiunnuat, quils soient rsidents ou non, sont invitssee everything they are accomplishing together. participer. Jusqu prsent, plus dun tiers des membres de la communaut ont donn de leur temps afin de contribuer au Kahnaw:ke: Setting Clear Priorities nouveau rve collectif des Innus dEssipit. Tous, des enfants In Kahnaw:ke, having a community plan to fulfill theiraux ans, partagent la fiert et lespoir quils ressentent en shared vision has emerged as one of six key priorities forvoyant tout ce quils accomplissent ensemble.Kahnawakehr:non future, along with economic development,Kahnaw:ke : Dfinir des priorits clairesfood sovereignty, health and wellness for youth, language and Kahnaw:ke, llaboration dun plan communautaire pour culture mentorship and family resources for parents. Theseraliser la vision commune de la collectivit est apparue priorities were identified through wide-ranging engagementcomme lune des six priorits cls pour lavenir des citoyens 22 The Circle Winter Issue 1 2020'