Planning Tools
Our vision is to support Indigenous and First Nations’ aspirations to strengthen community health, cultural vibrancy, land stewardship and economic independence for current and future generations. We work to inspire action and change. Download the tools to get started on your next planning project.
The 7 Cs: A First Nations’ Guide to Planning and Reporting Standards
Service Category: Indigenous Community-Led Planning
Date Completed: 2016
Project: BC First Nations Data Governance Initiative Partnership Project
This guide captures some of the key learnings of First Nations communities that are leading the way in planning and reporting in British Columbia. It proposes seven emerging standards that apply to both planning and reporting.
Authors & Citations: Phillips, G. et al. (2016). The 7 Cs: A First Nations’ Guide to Planning and Reporting Standards.
Authors: Gwen Phillips, Diana Prosser, Bronwen Geddes, Colette Anderson, Jeff Cook, Elaine Alec, Karen Bailey-Romanko, Ted Cutbill, Naomi Gabriel, Sandra Harris, Christopher Horsethief, Matthew Louie, Leslie Pang, Sara Silver, Mark Sommerfeld, and Pamela Wilson
Toolkit – Our Sacred Land – Indigenous People’s Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Service Category: Indigenous Community-Led Planning
Date Completed: 2019
Project: Our Sacred Land – Indigenous Peoples’ Land Use Planning Handbook in BC with Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council
This toolkit was developed as part of the Indigenous Peoples’ Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC (2019) released by Beringia and Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council. The toolkit is a collection of resources – templates, frameworks, checklists and other tools – intended to help First Nations in BC execute the planning steps discussed in the Handbook.
Authors / Citation: Beringia Community Planning Inc. (2019). Toolkit Resources: Our Sacred Land - Indigenous Peoples’ Land Use Planning Handbook in BC. Version 1.0.
Policy on Planning Practice and Reconciliation
Service Category: Governance and Social Justice
Date Completed: 2018
Project: Indigenous Community Planning Committee, Canadian Institute of Planners
This document describes both the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples around the world and offers guidance to planners on cooperative relationships with Indigenous peoples based on the principles of equality, partnership, good faith, and mutual respect to help embed reconciliation in planning practice across Canada.
Authors / Citation: Canadian Institute of Planners. (2019). Policy on Planning Practice and Reconciliation.
Indigenous IAP2 Spectrum of Empowerment
Service Category: Governance and Social Justice
Date Completed: 2020
Project: Growing a Culture of IAP2 – 2020 IAP2 North American Conference (September 8–11, 2020)
Beringia’s team is developing an innovative, visual tool for practitioners to understand the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation from an Indigenous perspective. The tool focuses on how to apply different scales of engagement with Indigenous communities. Emphasis is placed on understanding how Indigenous communities are empowering themselves and the role of planning practitioners in supporting this. Beringia first presented at the 2018 International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Conference in Victoria and then, based on feedback, revised the tool and presented the latest version at the 2020 IAP2 Conference. This draft is evolving, and the team continues to engage in an iterative process of co-creation.
Authors / Citation: Beringia Community Planning Inc. (2020). Indigenous IAP2 Spectrum of Empowerment. Version 1.
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