File contains text of the Memorandum of Understanding developed by Cortes Ecoforestry Society and Klahoose First Nation. Also includes twenty-nine (29) color photographic prints and eleven (11) color inkjet prints, which depict the signing of the MoU at Squirrel Cove and an Ecoforestry display at Smelt Bay. Photographs are stored in Photo Box #3.
File contains text of the Memorandum of Understanding developed by Cortes Ecoforestry Society and Klahoose First Nation. Also includes twenty-nine (29) color photographic prints and eleven (11) color inkjet prints, which depict the signing of the MoU at Squirrel Cove and an Ecoforestry display at Smelt Bay. Photographs are stored in Photo Box #3.
Fonds consists of documents created and accrued by CES between 1988 and 2006, including financial statements, correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, maps, reports, legal documents, and publications. It includes 62 files arranged in thirteen series following the original order of the material.
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29 photographs : col.
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History / Biographical
The Cortes Ecoforestry Society (CES) was incorporated in March 1999, under the following mission statement:
"To work in partnership with the Klahoose First Nation, to gain community stewardship of the working forest lands on Cortes to create perpetual ecological and economic benefits for the entire community, and to serve as a model for sustainable ecoforestry."
Preceding names for the organization include Cortes Island Forestry Committee (ca. 1988-1990), Cortes Island Forest Resource Committee (c. 1990) and Cortes Island Forest Committee (ca. 1991-1999). A draft document from October 1991 states that,
"[T]he Cortes Island Forest Committee (CIFC) was formed in 1988. The purposes of the CIFC are to develop ecologically responsible and balanced forest use of Cortes Island forests, to develop a sustainable forest-based economy, to educate ourselves and the public regarding appropriate use of Cortes Island forests, and to work towards a broad based public consensus for the use of these forests."
In July 1999 Klahoose First Nation and CES signed an unprecedented Memorandum of Understanding, stating that the two parties would work together to create a community forest that used eco-system forestry. In 1999 and 2000 the Cortes Ecoforestry Society began planning and preparing a community forest proposal. In 2003, volume was made available for small community tenures, including Woodlot Licences and Community Forest Agreements (CFAs). Klahoose supported the efforts to revitalize the community forest proposal and a small, voluntary advisory group was formed (Bruce Ellingsen, Chief Kathy Francis, Liz Richardson and Ron Wolda). To ensure the proposal was seen to be inclusive of all islanders, the proponent name was changed to the Cortes Island Community Forest advisory group. The community forest proposal stalled, and CES, which at one point had a membership of 400 residents supporting their goals, became less active.
In May of 2011, the Cortes Community Forest Advisory Group was invited to apply for a Community Forest Agreement (CFA) by the Minister of Forests, and in September 2013 the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations issued a Community Forest Agreement to the Cortes Forestry General Partnership, which was established on June 2012.
The Cortes Forestry General Partnership is managed and governed equally by two partners, the Klahoose Forestry No. 2 Limited Partnership (KF2LP) and the Cortes Community Forest Co-operative. The tenure agreement lasts for 25 years and encompasses 3,869 hectares of crown land, about 35% of the island. The Klahoose Nation holds ancestral tenure over Cortes Island. They are currently at stage 4 in the process of negotiating a treaty agreement with the province of British Columbia and Canadian government.
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS on Dec. 16, 2017 by David Shipway.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of documents created and accrued by CES between 1988 and 2006, including financial statements, correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, maps, reports, legal documents, and publications. It includes 62 files arranged in thirteen series following the original order of the material.
Series consists of a variety of documents pertaining to the relationship between Klahoose First Nation and Cortes Ecoforestry Society. Includes the 1999 Memorandum of Understanding, notes, correspondence, articles, and various proposals.
Series consists of a variety of documents pertaining to the relationship between Klahoose First Nation and Cortes Ecoforestry Society. Includes the 1999 Memorandum of Understanding, notes, correspondence, articles, and various proposals.
Cortes Ecoforestry Society (CES) newsletters, 1999-2000. Clippings with info on: CES sustainability initiatives; development of Cortes Community Forest Cooperative (CCFC) in partnership with Klahoose First Nation (KFN); Island Stance; and Island Timberlands, 2005-2012. Copy of "An Assessment of the Cortes Forestry General Partnership (CFGP) of BC, Canada, open case study from UBC, 2020. CES membership form, undated. CCFC membership form and subscription agreement, undated. CCFC pamphlets, undated. Additional keywords: Bartholomew; Hanks Beach; Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI)
Cortes Ecoforestry Society (CES) newsletters, 1999-2000. Clippings with info on: CES sustainability initiatives; development of Cortes Community Forest Cooperative (CCFC) in partnership with Klahoose First Nation (KFN); Island Stance; and Island Timberlands, 2005-2012. Copy of "An Assessment of the Cortes Forestry General Partnership (CFGP) of BC, Canada, open case study from UBC, 2020. CES membership form, undated. CCFC membership form and subscription agreement, undated. CCFC pamphlets, undated. Additional keywords: Bartholomew; Hanks Beach; Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI)
Info on: Chief and Council, community initiatives, cultural practices and events, reconciliation, cultural tourism, land use and treaty negotiations, economic opportunities and development, fishing, shellfish, material culture, and early history, 1792-2017. Utilization of Fishes, Beach Foods, and Marine Animals by the Th'uhus Indian People of British Columbia, manuscript from Rose Mitchell, prepared by Dorothy Kennedy, 1974. Neh'Motl newsletter, 1981. Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Kennedy and Bouchard, 1983 , and Handbook of North American Indians, 1990. Interviews with Mary Reif (nee Pille), and Tom Hill, 1995. Klahoose and the Treaty Process brochures, 1995. "Treaty Talk" newsletter, 1996. Some printed photographs. Marilyn's Salmon brochures. Brenda Rose Bio. Keywords: Strathcona Redional District (SRD); Plutonic Power's proposed "Green Energy Cooridoor,"; Comprehensive Community Planning (CCP); the Drone Territory Initiative; Community Forest; Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); Toba Inlet; Forbes Bay; Squirrel Cove
Info on: Chief and Council, community initiatives, cultural practices and events, reconciliation, cultural tourism, land use and treaty negotiations, economic opportunities and development, fishing, shellfish, material culture, and early history, 1792-2017. Utilization of Fishes, Beach Foods, and Marine Animals by the Th'uhus Indian People of British Columbia, manuscript from Rose Mitchell, prepared by Dorothy Kennedy, 1974. Neh'Motl newsletter, 1981. Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Kennedy and Bouchard, 1983 , and Handbook of North American Indians, 1990. Interviews with Mary Reif (nee Pille), and Tom Hill, 1995. Klahoose and the Treaty Process brochures, 1995. "Treaty Talk" newsletter, 1996. Some printed photographs. Marilyn's Salmon brochures. Brenda Rose Bio. Keywords: Strathcona Redional District (SRD); Plutonic Power's proposed "Green Energy Cooridoor,"; Comprehensive Community Planning (CCP); the Drone Territory Initiative; Community Forest; Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); Toba Inlet; Forbes Bay; Squirrel Cove
Emails and letters from CIMAS with/regarding Klahoose and local FN history, 2007-2017. Information and typed notes with info for CIMAS permanent exhibit on local FN history. Keyword: Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices
Emails and letters from CIMAS with/regarding Klahoose and local FN history, 2007-2017. Information and typed notes with info for CIMAS permanent exhibit on local FN history. Keyword: Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices
File contains a cerlox-bound proposal to acquire MacMillan Bloedel lands on Cortes Island, with supporting documents from Klahoose First Nation and The Land Conservancy of BC.
File contains a cerlox-bound proposal to acquire MacMillan Bloedel lands on Cortes Island, with supporting documents from Klahoose First Nation and The Land Conservancy of BC.
Clippings with info on fundraisers, events, and BioBlitz, 2012-2018. Emails with info on grant application and the Forest Alphabet book, 2014. Letters from CIMAS voicing support for the FTCCIS, 2015. Forest Trust pamphlet, undated.
Clippings with info on fundraisers, events, and BioBlitz, 2012-2018. Emails with info on grant application and the Forest Alphabet book, 2014. Letters from CIMAS voicing support for the FTCCIS, 2015. Forest Trust pamphlet, undated.
Info on: history, leadership, culture, community initiatives, sustainability, reconciliation, self-governance, treaties and land claims, archaeology, legends, events, partnerships, politics; First Nations Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP); Klahoose Qathen Xwegus Management Corporation (QXMC); and more, 1983-2018. Excerpts from: Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Bouchard and Kennedy, 1983; Seven-Knot Summers, B. Hill, 1994; and Indian Myths and Legends, Bouchard and Kennedy, 2002 (translated from Boas' 1895 edition). Full issues of Community Stories, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 2009; Salish Sea Sentinel, "Coast Salish Country," 2016; Canadian Geographic "Canada's Indigenous Peoples," 2018. Email exchange regarding partnership with North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society (NVIATS), 2014
Info on: history, leadership, culture, community initiatives, sustainability, reconciliation, self-governance, treaties and land claims, archaeology, legends, events, partnerships, politics; First Nations Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP); Klahoose Qathen Xwegus Management Corporation (QXMC); and more, 1983-2018. Excerpts from: Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Bouchard and Kennedy, 1983; Seven-Knot Summers, B. Hill, 1994; and Indian Myths and Legends, Bouchard and Kennedy, 2002 (translated from Boas' 1895 edition). Full issues of Community Stories, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 2009; Salish Sea Sentinel, "Coast Salish Country," 2016; Canadian Geographic "Canada's Indigenous Peoples," 2018. Email exchange regarding partnership with North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society (NVIATS), 2014
Info from "Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together" symposium, including conference itinerary, 2017. First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) information/resource booklets: Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook; 2015/16 Year In Review; BC's Master-Apprentice Language Program Handbook; Culture Camps for Language Learning, an Immersion Handbook; and Language Nest Handbook. Additional information booklets: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), 2011; and What's inSight: Repatriation in the Spirit of Reconciliation, Royal BC Museum. Additional info on: First Voices language resources; Canada's Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program; Cultural Resource Management diploma, UVic; The Witness Blanket Project; FPCC Aboriginal Arts Development Awards, 2016-2017; Kelowna Art Gallery exhibits; and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Info from "Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together" symposium, including conference itinerary, 2017. First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) information/resource booklets: Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook; 2015/16 Year In Review; BC's Master-Apprentice Language Program Handbook; Culture Camps for Language Learning, an Immersion Handbook; and Language Nest Handbook. Additional information booklets: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), 2011; and What's inSight: Repatriation in the Spirit of Reconciliation, Royal BC Museum. Additional info on: First Voices language resources; Canada's Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program; Cultural Resource Management diploma, UVic; The Witness Blanket Project; FPCC Aboriginal Arts Development Awards, 2016-2017; Kelowna Art Gallery exhibits; and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Information gathered by Rose Hansen. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples info, 2011. First Voices and First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) language resources. Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook, FPCC. First Peoples' News, issue #1, 2015. "Keeping the Circle Strong" 2017-2017 calendar, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. First Nations research resources at the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), including info on anthropology collection resources at the RBCM and First Nations genealogical research at the BC Archives. Report on the status of BC First Nations Languages, 2014. Printed info on archival catalogues: one linguistics tape from Liz Harry Hagege (born in Squirrel Cove), 1977 (CAL0000066); and approx seven ethnology tapes "Recorded Coast Salish General" (Catalogue item #s COAG-T-001 to COAG-T-005)
Information gathered by Rose Hansen. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples info, 2011. First Voices and First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) language resources. Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook, FPCC. First Peoples' News, issue #1, 2015. "Keeping the Circle Strong" 2017-2017 calendar, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. First Nations research resources at the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), including info on anthropology collection resources at the RBCM and First Nations genealogical research at the BC Archives. Report on the status of BC First Nations Languages, 2014. Printed info on archival catalogues: one linguistics tape from Liz Harry Hagege (born in Squirrel Cove), 1977 (CAL0000066); and approx seven ethnology tapes "Recorded Coast Salish General" (Catalogue item #s COAG-T-001 to COAG-T-005)
