National Emergency Response Draft Framework for First Nations

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National Emergency Response Draft Framework for First Nations 1 First Nations Emergency Management Network (Emet) Forum, Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, QC October 16-18, 2012

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National Emergency ResponseDraft Framework for First 

Nations 

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First Nations Emergency Management Network (Emet) Forum, Hilton Lac Leamy,

Gatineau, QC October 16-18, 2012

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Overview

• Types of Emergencies/Crisis

• Developing effective tools/Plan

• Building a Network

• Response Process 

• Implementation plan/Communications 

• Mitigation, Remediation strategy

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Types of Emergencies/Crisis

• Conflicts/Disputes

• Natural Disasters

• Social/Health Crisis

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Natural Disasters/Hazards• Earthquakes

• Floods

• Hurricanes

• Landslides

• Severe storms

• Storm surges

• Tornadoes

• Tsunamis

• Wildfires

• Oil spills/contaminants

Emergency preparedness

Evacuation Plan

Residential plan

Community plan

Damage Assessment

Environmental impacts

Cost‐sharing/Compensation

Remediation plans

Mitigation (Canada's National Disaster Mitigation Strategy

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Social/Health Crisis• Health epidemics‐H1N1

• Water contamination/boil water advisories

• Housing conditions/homelessness

• Addictions/Substance Abuse

• Suicide intervention 

• Interpersonal Violence 

• Economic crisis

• Public health, malnutrition,, mental health, child health…

Building capacity within First Nations communities by increasing the safety, security and wellbeing of First Nations people 

Service agreements between federal/provincial/territorial governments related to emergency management services.

Preparedness and mitigation services 

Community Health Reps

Public Health Authorities

Health agencies

Red Cross

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Conflicts/Disputes• OKA

• Ipperwash

• Burnt Church Lobster Dispute

• Walkerton

• Sun Peaks Resort

• Caledonia 

• Prosperity Mine

• Enbridge Pipeline

• Ring of Fire

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Conflicts/DisputesWhy do these happen?

• Land and Natural Resource issues

• Aboriginal and Treaty Rights

• Supreme Court Decisions

• Pressure on economic development/natural resources

• Misinformation in media/public domain

Understanding the issues

Historical overview 

Background on immediate concerns

Chronology of Events

Political differences

Rights vs. Privileges

Facts, Story

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Developing effective tools/Plan

• Formalizing your networks

• Roles and Responsibilities

• ADR/ Mediation/legal

• Communication/ Media

• Spokes people for the parties

• Timelines Schedules of conference calls and meetings

• Invoke MOU or Protocol8

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Case Study‐ Burnt Church‐April 14, 2000

• Predicting confrontations, conflicts, emergencies and crisis.  

• AFN must be prepared to respond, support and assist at all political levels.

• The AFN National Fisheries Committee directed AFN to formalize AFN’s role and presence within the regions,  Resolution No. 22/2000

• Formalize the AFN’s role and presence within the regions. 

• Implement a set of standards that would address conduct with First Nations.

• A working draft protocol was be presented to the National Chief and AFN Executive Committee for their consideration.

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Case Study‐ Burnt Church‐April 14, 2000

• In the event of crisis, First Nation’s communities could access support in an orderly and efficient manner.  

• Regions would also organize their key political, technical and communications personnel to coordinate with the local and AFN National office.

• At AFN level, an AFN Crisis Emergency Response Team consisting of personnel from the National Chiefs Office, appropriate  AFN units responded promptly to the need for media and support to the First Nation leadership.

• Rosters of experts, technicians, mediators

• An Crisis Emergency Response Strategy Framework was developed to respond to Hot spots in First Nation communities.

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Building a NetworkWho needs to be involved?

• Response Teams‐Local, Regional and National

• Political‐ Chiefs, Regional Chiefs, PTO, 

• Technical‐ Experts, Mediators, Policy, Science, legal, Government/Agencies representatives

• Others

• Assistance agencies‐Red Cross, Salvation Army, 

• Enforcement‐ Police, Tribal, Army, Coast Guard, 

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Response Process

• What are the Rules of Engagement?

• What actions are needed‐short term and long term

• When is it considered high, medium or low emergency?

• What is considered a high level emergency?

• Appointed Chief or spokesperson for decision making

Roster of experts, mediators, technical support

Appoint a crisis management team that will be responsible for communications between the Parties

Flow of communications and information

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Implementation Plan• MOU or Protocols

• Set out clear objectives‐Resolve dispute peacefully

• Monitor and develop dispute resolution strategies and tools

• Designate a person to be the main contact between the crisis management teams. Divide responsibilities.

• Jointly convene one meeting per day, 

• Either parties can elect to commence an alternative dispute resolution process. 

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Communications

• Parties will share relevant information that is necessary for the proper management of crisis, subject to rules on confidentiality and privilege and statutory restrictions on access to information.

• Policing and Enforcement

• inform each other of the nature and content of any external communications, such as press or media releases in relation to the dispute. 

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Communications/Media

• Prior to releasing external communications, the Parties will ensure that the appropriate context is provided, such as the constitutional nature of Aboriginal and Treaty fishing rights, and that all statements are fair, accurate and non‐disparaging to the First Nation involved.  

• The Parties will obtain approval of all verbal and written communications related to the dispute prior to its release.

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Mitigation, Remediation and strategy

• Emergency Relief Plan

• Mitigation and Remediation plans

• Legislative, Policy 

• Jurisdictions

• Roles and responsibilities

• Support, capacity, skills development

• Human and financial  Resources 18

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Lessons learned

• Proactive planning & predictability

• Know who are your experts

• Build a database of key contacts

• Chronology of Events

• Communicate, educate, coordinate, facilitate and monitor

• Open doors to other partners & support

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