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Home My WebLink AboutLands.Newsletter.Fall2022.D2November 2022 Volume 2, Issue 1 TSUUT’INA NATION LAND ADMINISTRATION NEWSLETTER INSIDE THIS ISSUE Council Rep and ED Update Lands Advisory Committee Agriculture/Buffalo Paddocks Conservation DND L.E.R.D. New Lands Consultation SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST New Lands Guidelines Hunting Information Land Use Planning Update August 2022 Open House Map of New Lands 11 Land & Environment Prin- cipals Water Needs Assessment Update Aquatic Habitat Restoration Project Update A MESSAGE FROM CEO, JERRY SIMON 2 LANDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE 3 OFFICE OF LANDS ADMINISTRATION TANIS ONESPOT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT—CARRIE JOY BIGPLUME BUFFALO PADDOCKS TEAM: Clayton Whitney—Buffalo Paddock & Agriculture Manager Trenton Heavenfire—Buffalo Paddock & Agriculture Labourer Brennen Starlight—Buffalo Paddock Labourer Tiffani Whitney—Buffalo Paddock & Agriculture EA 4 AGRICULTURAL 5 CONSERVATION TEAM Shad Manwyounds, Conservation Manager Kathleen Dodginghorse, Conservation EA Virgil Jacobs, Range Patrol Tim Crowchild, Range Patrol Tyson Heavenfire, Range Patrol Lenny Eagletail, Range Patrol Toas Onespot, New Lands Coordinator Trevor Manywounds, New Lands Coordinator CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT NEW LANDS UPDATE • Open for Nation Citizens 7 days a week from 8 am to sundown (weather permit- ting). • Day Use Recreation zone is red (no shooting/hunting) • Hunting Zone in yellow • Trails opened, marked and groomed for safety • Security posted at the gate to keep track of visitors, track animals harvested, look out for lost visitors and provide guidance when requested. MAP AVAILABLE ON Page 22 TRESPASSING CONCERNS? Any trespassers spotted, please call Tosguna com- plaint line at: 403-271-3777 6 • Fencing: Boundary repair and horse containment • Wild Horses: Round up on the overpop- ulated and problem herds. • Clean Up: Illegal dump clean-up • Hunting: Safety Checklist. Chronic Wast- ing Disease https://albertaregulations.ca/huntingregs/ NEW LANDS OPENING CEREMONY The New Lands Opening Ceremony took place on September 21, 2022]. In the morning there was a pipe ceremony and feast that took place in a tipi at a beautiful location the new access road guided too. By lunch hour there was approximately 150 Community Members who came up to visit the New Lands, enjoyed an Indian Taco and had a chance to win many of the great door prizes. There was also quad tours that took place and many community members visited with each other. Since the grand opening of the New Lands there has been 21 registered visitors: 7 8 Tsuut’ina New Lands Access Entry Regulations Team: Carol Gottfriedson, Director Taye Dodginghorse, EA UXO CLEARANCE DEPARTMENT FORMERLY (D.N.D. DEPARTMENT) 10 11 Team; Alison Heavenfire, Director Jim TwoGuns, Lands Manager Peter Crane, GIS/Mapping Manager Carrie-Joy BigPlume—Permit Clerk Yolanda Jacobs - Executive Assistant Tatiyana Eagletaill, Environmental Technician Logan Onespot— (Leave) The Lands and Environment Research Department (LERD) is committed to Environmental Research through Education and Training, Planning for Land Sustainability, Ecological, Document Development and Community Engagement. The Connection to Mother Earth and the responsibility to the protection of lands, ecological habitats and biodiversity is key and will shared through the 3 P’s (Protocol. Planning and Policy) within the Tsuut’ina Nation Lands. 12 LANDS AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH DEPARTMENT (L.E.R.D.) Employee Training Update WATER NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE AQUATIC HABITAT RESTORATION (AHR) PROGRAM 13 . Do you need to request a Nation Map? If you require a map of the Nation for business reasons, please contact Peter Crane, GIS/Mapping Manager at Peter.Crane@tsuutina.com and state your request and pur- pose for map. 14 T.U.S. Consultation Department Team: Consultation Director—Violet Meguinis Project Manager—Declan Starlight Office Manager—Coral Bottle Executive Assistant - Maryann Big Plume Field Technician - Michael Onespot Sr. Field Technician—Conrad Starlight Regulatory Analyst/Writer—Tyanne Meguinis 15 OPEN HOUSE - AUGUST 2022 16 LAND USE PLANNING UPDATE On September 30, 2022, the Nation com- pleted Phase One of the Land Use Planning and will now be moving into Phase Two of the Land Use Planning Initiative Project, which is funded by NALMA . Why is Land Use Planning Im- portant? Land Use Planning is important to ena- ble First Nations to reach their unique goals for their lands. Each First Nation must articulate a vision for their future, develop an appropriate plan, and then work towards making that plan a reality. This will allow a First Nation to: • Ensure sustainable development • Affirm rights • Establish community values on the development of their lands • Determine the future use of natural resources How do you develop a Land Use Plan? • Base it on long-range goals with multi- generational points of view • Link it to other community inititative such as: - Economic Development - Environmental Concerns - Infrastructure improvement - Community Growth - Community Social and Cultural needs • Make it transparent and easily understood • Involve the membership at each step LAND STWARDSHIP: is the practice of carefully managing land usage to ensure natural systems are maintained or enhanced for sustainability for future generation. The four guiding principles are: 1. Caring for the system as a whole 2. Resource Conservation 3. Maintaining building and enhancing stability in na- ture 4. Cultural values and ethics 17 18 19 20 21 Newsletter Edited by: Alison Heavenfire, LERD Director Public Works Building 48 Bullhead Road, Tsuut’ina Nation, Alberta T2W 6H6 T: (403)281-0754 C: (403)836-1659 Email: Alison.heavenfire@tsuutina.com The Lands & Environment Team would like to wish every- one a safe Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!