Strategic Advising

President Day has a history of successfully negotiating with multiple partners, as well as a history of opposition which resulted in permanent changes in laws and land use through the assertion of Indigenous rights in sensitive areas.

Examples of agreements include:

Province of British Columbia – President Day and the Province completed agreements to create more certainty, partnership and prosperity under the following categories: economic development, capacity building, wildlife, mining, clean energy, mineral exploration, logging, and land use planning.
Neighboring Tribes – Agreements were completed in partnership regarding wildlife, capacity building, employment/training, children/families, cultural revitalization and so forth. The 3Nations continues to be a shining example of where neighboring tribes can put aside their differences to focus on the best interests of their communities and children; this resulted in a 2018 Premier’s Award for Innovation.
Internal Amongst Governments – The Tahltan Nation has three governments who signed protocol agreements to clarify jurisdiction, negotiation processes, revenue sharing, information sharing, internal engagement processes, codes of conduct and other arrangements which ensured political stability, unity and important decision-making processes.
Internal Amongst Entities – The Tahltan Nation has various entities focused on investing funds, community development, economic development, social services, health and more. Multiple protocol agreements were established to create more certainty, collaboration and prosperity for the Tahltan people, as well as certainty and efficiency for all the governments and entities involved.
Industry – Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs) were created with the following industries: mining, mineral exploration, logging, clean energy and guide outfitting. Additional agreements could have been pursued with the jade mining, placer mining and ecotourism industries.

Achieving the aforementioned agreements often took years of strategic planning, building capacity and creating ethical and collaborative decision-making processes involving stakeholders both internal and external amongst the tribe. It often took compromise and patience, but other times it took hardline positions and intense negotiations. Every big goal took a different strategy and approach.

Sometimes Chad had to lead his people through opposition in order to achieve positive results and change later on. This was the case when roadblocks were set up to protect wildlife in 2015, when mineral exploration projects were publicly opposed or protested, and when the Tahltan Nation publicly demanded an overhaul to the jade mining industry, amongst other issues. Indigenous peoples often need to be strategic to protect sacred lands, particularly when industry and/or government have a longstanding history of utilizing a particular area and may have invested considerable funds.

President Day’s strategic advice can go a long way towards achieving an Indigenous government’s or organization’s short-term or long-term goals, and this will often require a wholistic and thoughtful approach as unique and nuanced as the organization or government itself.

Strategic advice will naturally go hand-in-hand with many of the other services offered by Thadu Consulting Corporation.

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