Follow the links to see the APTN Interview with Ernest Jack and Carlene George
Part One: http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2011/12/10/december-9th-part-1/
Part Two: http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2011/12/10/december-9th-part-2/
December 7, 2011 -- The First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) and Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics (Tulo) are pleased to announce that two graduates of the Certificate in First Nation Tax Administration (CFNTA) program will be featured this Friday on APTN’s InFocus, a national current affairs program that will be broadcast nationwide to millions of viewers. Tulo grads Carlene George, Property Taxation Clerk for the Penticton Indian Band, and Ernest Jack, Surveyor of Taxes for the Westbank First Nation, will be both talking about their experiences in the CFNTA program in a special interview with InFocus host Cheryl McKenzie. A live stream will be available online on December 9th at 10:00 a.m. PST. The link is located at http://aptn.ca/pages/news/category/infocus. The national television broadcast will be later aired at 6:30 pm PST, a half-hour following the APTN National News. The program will also be available on the website for later viewing. CFNTA is the first certificate of its kind in Canada. It is delivered in partnership with the FNTC, Thompson Rivers University and Tulo, the program is designed to provide students with the practical skills and knowledge to develop First Nations economies generate tax revenues and create support systems for First Nation investors and taxpayers.
Media Release: First Graduating Class in First Nation Tax Administration Kamloops Daily News: First Cohort to graduate from leading First Nations Program, Oct 6, 2011 Kamloops This Week: Historic Grad Ceremony Tonight, Oct 6, 2011
Winter Edition Newsletter: Applying economics to First Nations Development. Tulo's course Residential and Economic Development on First Nation Lands held in February 2010. TRU SOBE NOTES - See page 14
While land claims made by Canada’s aboriginal peoples continue to attract attention and controversy, there has been almost no discussion of the ways in which First Nations lands are managed and the property rights that have been in place since the Indian Act of 1876. Beyond the Indian Act looks at these issues and questions whether present land practices have benefited Canada’s aboriginal peoples. Challenging current laws and management, this illuminating work proposes the creation of a new system that would allow First Nations to choose to have full ownership of property, both individually and collectively. National Post article published March 27, 2010 Financial Post opinion published March 25, 2010 National Post article published March 24, 2010 Globe and Mail opinion published March 22, 2010
The Nisga'a Landholding Transition Act gives Nisga'a citizens the opportunity to own their residential properties in fee simple. A Nisga'a citizen who obtains fee simple title to their residential property under the Act will subsequently be able to mortgage their property as security for a loan, or to transfer, bequeath, lease or sell their property, to any person. Press Release: Nisga'a Landholding Transition Act