Mushkegowuk Council
Annual Mamowihitowin
Attawapiskat First Nation
Chief Derek Stephen Kashechewan First Nation
Kashechewan First Nation
Fort Albany First Nation
Chief Norman Hardisty, Jr. Moose Cree First Nation
Moose Cree First Nation
Attawapiskat First Nation
Taykwa Tagamou Nation
Chapleau Cree First Nation
Certified copy of a resolution passed on January 28, 2015
Missanabie Cree
First Nation
January 28, 2015
Kashechewan First Nation
Resolution No. 2015-01-12
Development of a Mushkegowuk Investment Fund
Whereas the homelands of the Mushkegowuk First Nations encompass a significant part of Ontario and are rich in resources; and
Whereas there is an increasing involvement by the Mushkegowuk First Nations in the development of resources, infrastructure and related opportunities; and
Whereas Mushkegowuk Council has been leading the development of regional strategies and structures to pursue regional economic opportunities; and
Whereas there may be an opportunity to discuss the sharing of revenues with the Province of Ontario through the Mushkegowuk· Ontario Treaty Relationship Roundtable;
Therefore be it resolved that this Mamowihitowin of the Mushkegowuk directs the Office of the Grand Chief to explore the development of a Mushkegowuk Investment Fund to be a potential vehicle for investing an d holding regional revenues in trust for all the Mushkegowuk in order to build opportunities for future generations and
to build regional equity for future investments; and
Be it further resolved that the Grand Chief should report to the Mushkegowuk Council of Chiefs on opportunities related to the creation of a Mushkegowuk Investment Fund including information on potential purposes, appropriate management structures and potential sources of revenue.