Tulo works in partnership with the First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) and Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to deliver accredited training to First Nation tax administrators and other interested students. Our centre has also partnered with other organizations such as the Consensus Building Institute and M.I.T. Harvard Disputes Program to increase the understanding of indigenous people's fiscal, economic and public policy issues.
The First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) operates in the larger context of First Nation issues which goes beyond property tax. The FNTC is concerned with reducing the barriers to economic development on First Nation lands, increasing investor certainty, and enabling First Nations to be part of their regional economies. The FNTC is working to fill the institutional vacuum that has prevented First Nations from participating in the market economy and creating a national regulatory framework for First Nation tax systems that meets or beats the standards of provinces. www.fntc.ca
The First Nations Tax Commission and Tulo have signed Memorandum of Understanding agreements with Thompson Rivers University to establish a working relationship. Tulo will work in partnership with TRU to ensure courses are accredited and existing TRU credit transfer courses are used where appropriate. TRU was chosen because of its location, its strong reputation in developing and delivering applied technical training programs, it’s excellent working relationships with industrial and international organizations, and because it contains the former Open Learning University which has extensive experience with distance learning. www.tru.ca
Memorandum of Understanding Signing between the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics (left, Chief Michael LeBourdais, Chair - Tulo Board) and the Thompson Rivers University (right, Ron Olynyk, Chair - TRU Board of Governors) on May 21, 2008 in the Head office of the First Nations Tax Commission
The Consensus Building Institute (CBI) is a not-for-profit organization created by leading practitioners and theory builders in the fields of negotiation and dispute resolution. The CBI works to promote the fair, efficient and stable resolution of disputes through mediation, training and evaluation. Tulo, CBI and M.I.T. Harvard Public Disputes Program will work together to undertake research and develop curriculum on matters such as negotiation, dispute resolution, consensus building and indigenous peoples' economic development. www.cbuilding.org
The M.I.T Harvard Public Disputes Program (PDP) is an inter-university consortium (Harvard, MIT, and Tufts) devoted to improving the theory and practice of dispute resolution. Tulo, CBI and M.I.T. Harvard Public Disputes Program will work together to undertake research and develop curriculum on matters such as negotiation, dispute resolution, consensus building and indigenous peoples' economic development. http://web.mit.edu/publicdisputes/index.html
The First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) is a First Nation Insitution that provides the tools and guidance to instill confidence in First Nations’ financial management and reporting systems to support economic and community development. Tulo and FMB will work together to further their shared objectives of building capacity to support First Nation economic development and building financial management skills. www.fnfmb.com
