Northern Regional Report
The First Nations Health Council (FNHC) launched a “Health Partnership Workbook” in January 2011, and made the Workbook available online and as the focus of a series of First Nations regional caucus sessions across the province. The Health Partnership Workbook summarized the discussions about health governance held at more than 100 First Nations regional caucus meetings over the past three years and asked First Nations Chiefs, leaders and senior health professionals in BC to confirm this summary of feedback gathered and share new thoughts and perspectives. The results will inform further discussions, negotiations and relationship building towards the establishment of a new health governance arrangement of First Nations health services in BC.
The feedback provided by First Nations through the regional caucus sessions and the Health Partnership Workbook has been rolled into 5 summary documents – one for each region in BC. The initial regional reports were provided to each region for review, discussion and further amendment in April 2011 and this revised version of the initial draft report was provided again to each region in May 2011.
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Northern Region Health Council Members
Chief Marjorie McRae (bio coming soon)
Laura Webb- Northeast Representative
Laura Webb, is of Cree and Dunne Za ancestry and is a member of the West Moberly First Nations. She is the council member of Desjarlais Family within her Nations system of governance. In the last 25 years, Laura managed a variety of community social services and Health programs including First Nations administration of Community Health, Child Welfare and Social Development. Within these programs she has been active in policy and program development and the development of and implementation of community training programs.
Laura received training as a Cree Language Instructor through Muskwachees Cultural College of Hobbema Alberta. She also holds a certificate as a Level 11 Medicine Wheel Facilitator. Laura has a Aboriginal Addictions Services Certificate in progress through Nechi Training , Research &Health Promotions Institute from St Albert AB and is currently the Community Representative and President of The North Wind Healing Centre Board of Directors.
Ms. Webb represents West Moberly First Nations on the North East Advancing Society Board and also represents Treaty 8 Tribal Association on the First Peoples Heritage, Language & Culture Council, as well as a Board member for Nenan Dunne Za DaZona Child and Family Services.
Laura is the Northeast Sub Region appointment to the First Nations Health Council.
Warner Adam - Northcentral Representative
Having previously served on the First Nations Interim Health Governance Committee, Warner Adam was recently selected to serve as a member of the First Nations Health Council by regional representatives from the Central sub-region of the Northern Regional Health Governance Caucus. The First Nations Health Council appointed Warner Deputy Chair for the newly restructured committee. The Health Council was restructured to a new regionally selected membership with three representatives from each of the five health regions for BC.
In his previous role as a member of the First Nations Interim Health Governance Committee, Mr. Adam was instrumental in organizing meetings in the Northern Region (Health Governance Caucus) and assisting in the transition from the previous configuration of the Health Council.
Warner Adam is the Executive Director of Carrier Sekani Family Services, which brings together eleven First Nations Governments in the north-western region of British Columbia. The mandate of this organization is to develop and deliver services for Children and Families, Health, and Legal/Justice. Mr. Adam holds a certificate in Public Administration of Aboriginal Governments from the University of Victoria and two years of Business Administration from the College of New Caledonia. He is a strong supporter of holistic healing using indigenous values and belief systems. He is committed to community capacity building for the positive growth of children, and autonomy of indigenous peoples.
Mr. Adam led the development of Carrier Sekani Family Services, seperate from the political entity of its parent organization, the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. The organization started with a staff of three in 1989 to a staff of over 150 employees, the largest northern BC First Nations employer, with an annual budget of $14 million.