Administration

Over the past thirty-one years, the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council has witnessed and experienced many positive and rewarding changes in our growth, development and achievements both at the community level as well as collectively for our respective member First Nation communities.

There are still many challenges and new opportunities that need to be addressed individually and collectively.

Many of our accomplishments and successes to date have resulted from our collective commitment for the advancement and betterment of our people through the delivery of programs and services inherited and developed over the past thirty-one years.

The time has now come to where we have to elevate and expand our vision, mandates and goals to a higher level whereby we can achieve true self-determination and real self-sufficiency for our respective First Nations.

By taking up the new challenges before us and by advancing our hopes and dreams for a better future, we will once again be able to enter the 21st century with renewed hope, determination and resolve for our people.

The Council of Chiefs would like to extend best wishes to all our Councils, staff, programs, membership and communities and we extend our continued support for greater success and accomplishments in our plans for future growth, renewal and development.

Finance

The purpose of Financial Management Advisory Services is to build effective financial management capacities in First Nations by assisting, advising and training member First Nations in a broad range of financial service areas such as:

• Planning, reporting and systems development;
• Capital financing and liaison with financial institutions;
• Formulating, drafting and implementing financial management policies, procedures and by-laws;
• Establishing budgets and financial management policies;
• Debt consolidation, remedial management and repayment plans; and
• Personnel recruitment and selection.

10 Certifications were issued at Tribal Council coordinated Band Government training sessions through the Banff Centre for Management.

The Tribal Council assisted:

• 4 First Nations with audited financial statements;
• 4 First Nations with financial by-laws;
• 3 First Nations with internal audit systems;
• 4 First Nations with accountability policies;
• 4 First Nations with approved funding proposals;
• 2 First Nations with band-initiated remedial management plans;
• 3 First Nations with co-management remedial management plans;
• 2 First Nations with third party remedial management plans;
• 3 First Nations with negotiating arrangements with private financial institutions.