Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 8 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
AA16.1amended
The City Manager and the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, will give a presentation on the City's first Reconciliation Action Plan. The Reconciliation Action Plan has been developed to map and guide the actions that the City of Toronto/Toronto Public Service will take from 2022-2032 and beyond to achieve truth, justice, and reconciliation.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee: 1. Acknowledged and endorsed the Reconciliation Action Plan as a City mechanism to begin the process of reconciliation with the Indigenous community. Recommends that: 2. City Council amend Action 2, Enhance Indigenous Education, of the Reconciliation Action Plan, to include the Toronto Police Service in the list of agencies. 3. City Council amend Action 12, Implement the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, of the Reconciliation Action Plan, to include the Toronto Police Service in the list of agencies and to acknowledge incarcerated Indigenous women. 4. City Council request the City Manager to: a. work with the Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Chief on developing accountability measures for the implementation of the actions in the Reconciliation Action Plan, including Action 1 (Conduct City-wide Reconciliation Audits), Action 2 (Enhance Indigenous Education), and Action 12 (Implement the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls); b. consult the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on the development of accountability measures for the Reconciliation Action Plan and report twice yearly to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on the development and implementation of accountability measures; and c. review City by-laws, policies and processes with a view to recognizing and supporting the importance, benefits, and value of Indigenous healing lodges and report to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee.
AA16.2received
The Acting Manager, Community Funding Unit, Social Development, Finance and Administration, will give a presentation on the Indigenous Funding Framework. Social Development and Finance Administration is working with Indigenous leaders to develop a Funding Framework to allocate funding to Indigenous organizations and groups. The development of the funding framework builds on earlier work to decolonize granting, including amending the Toronto Grants Policy. When complete in 2022, the Funding Framework will both increase the amount of funding allocated to Indigenous organizations and recognize the importance of self-determination in the use of funding. This presentation aims to update the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee and garner their comments.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA16.3received
Jane Finch Initiative Indigenous Engagement Strategy
The Assistant Planner, City Planning, will give a presentation on the Jane Finch Initiative Indigenous Engagement Strategy and seek feedback from the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee. The Jane Finch Initiative is a City of Toronto and resident-led project to plan for the future of the Jane and Finch area. Together, we are developing a community development plan and a land use plan so that residents and businesses are supported as the area changes over time with the opening of the Finch West Light Rail Transit.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA16.4received
Naming of the New Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Community Recreation Centre and Library
The Director, Policy and Strategic Planning, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, will give a presentation on the Naming of the New Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Community Recreation Centre and Library. This presentation will provide an overview of the first City of Toronto community centre and first Toronto Public Library branch to be named by an Indigenous community, and describe the collaborative process between the City of Toronto, Toronto Public Library, and the Huron-Wendat Nation to explore extending the name Ethennonhawastishnen' to the new facility. It seeks the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee's advice on approaches to support Indigenous placemaking onsite.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA16.5deferred
Service Canada - An Overview of Programs and Services to Indigenous Communities in Toronto
The Senior Citizen Services Specialist and the Team Leader, Employment and Social Development Canada, will give a presentation on Service Canada's programs and services to Indigenous communities in Toronto.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee: 1. Deferred consideration of the Item until the May 18, 2022 meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee.
AA16.6deferred
Options for the Public Appointments Process for the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee
This report presents options for the public appointments process for the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee for the 2022-2026 Council Term. It has been prepared in consultation with the Indigenous Affairs Office and the City Manager's Office.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee: 1. Deferred consideration of the Item until the May 18, 2022 meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee receive this report for information.
AA16.7deferred
Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
The Co-Chairs, Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee, will lead a discussion on the Committee's Terms of Reference.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee: 1. Deferred consideration of the Item until the May 18, 2022 meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee.
AA16.8received
Indigenous Naming Initiative in Ward 14
I am bringing to your attention an initiative I have been working on with the Indigenous Affairs Office and members of the Mississauga Credit First Nation (MCFN) with respect to naming opportunities in my ward that honour Indigenous Peoples. Ongoing discussions with traditional knowledge keepers and Councillors of the MCFN have been very fruitful and I anticipate their recommendations on names will be forthcoming in the near future. I am aiming to bring these names forward to the May 18 meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Committee in order to meet the deadlines for City Council in June. As the City Councillor for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth which is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the east by Coxwell Avenue, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River and on the west by the Don River I am deeply committed to contribute to the City's broader efforts in advancing truth and reconciliation. I recognize that naming streets, parks, buildings and assets is a small gesture and it does not fulfill the deeper need for reconciliation. I sincerely hope this Indigenous Naming initiative will be considered as a meaningful and respectful recognition of the rich Indigenous history in Toronto Danforth and beyond.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.