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Walking Together: Community Engagement to Inform Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Initiatives (SNGR/MCFN Band Council 1:1)

Detailed Project information can be found at https://fluidconnects.ca/irrf-brantford.

This form is intended to be used for SLT members, and selected staff who do not wish to book an in-person or phone interview. If you rather complete these questions with an engagement team member, please email info@fluidconnects.ca. Alternatively, you can complete the questions in the word document sent to you via email.

Names are collected for administrative purposes only, all responses will be de-identified before aggravated into What We Heard Report*
Section 1: Demographics
1.Which of the following options would best describe you?
2.*What is your name and position?
Section 2: Current Relationship with City of Brantford
3.On a scale of 1-10 how would you characterize your nation’s government to government relationships with the City of Brantford? Or How would you characterize your department/organization’s working relationship with the City of Brantford?
Non existent
Neutral
Extremely Collaborative
4.Please explain what factors influenced your ranking above (such as experiences, patterns, or decisions that shape how you view the current relationship).
5.Are there municipal systems or processes that currently create friction, barriers or challenges?
6.Do you see any opportunities for collaboration or partnership with the City of Brantford (e.g., planning, economic development, land stewardship, cultural initiatives, procurement, other)? If so please explain.
7.What conditions or structures do you think would support more effective collaboration moving forward (standing tables, joint committees, shared policy review etc.)?
8.What training or capacity-building would you recommend to the City of Brantford to better understand Indigenous rights, history, treaties, and responsibilities?
9.What would signal to you that the City of Brantford is serious about strengthening and/or resetting a relationship with your nation?
Section 3: Relationship Building and Reconciliation
10.How can the City establish stronger relationships with local Indigenous Nations and populations?
11.From your perspective, what are the priority areas for reconciliation-driven change (economic opportunities, procurement access, policy reforms, land considerations, environmental stewardship)?
12.Are there existing committees, working groups, or technical tables in your nation that would benefit from City of Brantford participation? If so, please explain.
13.Are there specific City of Brantford committees, working groups or technical tables that you feel greater Indigenous representation would be beneficial? If so, please explain.
14.What near-term actions (within 12-18 months) by the City of Brantford would demonstrate progress toward stronger relationships?
Section 4: Potential Development of an Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Framework (IRRF)
15.From your perspective, is the City ready to undertake the work required to develop an Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Framework (IRRF)? Why or why not?
16.From your perspective, do you feel City of Brantford staff would be receptive to implementing an Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Framework (IRRF)? Why or why not?
17.If an Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Framework (IRRF) is developed and successfully implemented, what would be visibly different in the relationship between your Nation and the City of Brantford in five years?
18.What would meaningful participation in the development of a framework look like for your nation?
19.Who from your Nation or community organizations should be included in engagement related to development of a framework (e.g., leadership, staff, Elders, youth, specific departments, working tables or committees)?
20.What information should be shared back to your Nation regarding this engagement and the development of a framework?
21.How should or could progress, in the terms of Indigenous relations and reconciliation, be measured?
22.Is there anything else you would like to add?