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Upper Nicola Indian Band receives Financial Management System Certification
Upper Nicola Indian Band receives Financial Management System Certification On March 27, 2020, Upper Nicola Indian Band (UNB) received a Financial Management System (FMS) Certificate from the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB). This means their finance and administrative governance practices now meet FMB Standards, which are based on internationally recognized standards of financial management. […]
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Enoch Cree Nation: 1st First Nation in Alberta to receive Financial Management System Certification!
Enoch Cree Nation: 1st First Nation in Alberta to receive Financial Management System Certification! On March 27, 2020, the Enoch Cree Nation (ECN) has become the 1st First Nation in Alberta to receive a Financial Management System (FMS) Certificate from the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB). This means their finance and administrative governance practices […]
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Christmas comes early for Glooscap First Nation
Dec 9, 2019 For Immediate Release Christmas comes early for Glooscap First Nation Glooscap First Nation is the 2nd in Nova Scotia to receive Financial Management System Certification Hantsport, NS – Glooscap First Nation is a Mi’kmaq community with its reserve located approximately 7 kilometers from the community of Hantsport in the province of Nova […]
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Ten First Nation Organizations and Institutions Sign Protocol on Cooperation and Communication
Ten First Nation Organizations and Institutions Sign Protocol on Cooperation and Communication (Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia) Today, ten First Nation organizations and institutions gathered in Vancouver to sign a Protocol on Cooperation and Communication. The signatories commit to coordinating their efforts to support capacity development in governance and governance administration in First Nation […]
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From Small Seeds Grow Mighty Trees
From Small Seeds Grow Mighty Trees How a small BC Indian Band is raising the bar for Financial Management among smaller First Nations communities. By: Yogita Grover (FMB) Merritt, BC: Shackan Indian Band is an Nlaka’pamux First Nations government located in the Nicola Valley, approximately 20 km east of Spences Bridge and 40 km west […]
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FMA and Indigenous Institutions: Leveling the playing field for First Nations Governments
FMA and Indigenous Institutions: Leveling the playing field for First Nations Governments As Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities across Canada get ready to celebrate the 23rd National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, we at the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) would like to take this opportunity to share with our readers the incredible journey […]
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Leading First Nations organizations sign historic protocol to bring prosperity to First Nations communities
Calgary, Alberta/Treaty 7 Territory (May 30, 2019) Three First Nations Institutions joined with the Lands Advisory Board to sign an historic Protocol pledging to work together to assist First Nations to improve governance, increase local jurisdiction and advance wealth generation. The Protocol Agreement was signed by the leaders of the First Nations Finance Authority, the […]
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Mistawasis: 1st in Saskatchewan to receive Financial Management System Certification!
May 17, 2019 For Immediate Release Mistawasis: 1st in Saskatchewan to receive Financial Management System Certification! Prince Albert, SK – Mistawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation has become the 1st in Saskatchewan to receive a Financial Management System (FMS) Certificate through the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB). Located about 85 kilometers west of Prince Albert, and […]
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Opaskwayak Cree Nation achieves Financial Management System Certification
Opaskwayak Cree Nation achieves Financial Management System Certification Opaskwayak, Manitoba — In less than three years, Onekanew Christian Sinclair and the Onuschekewuk of Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) have elevated the community’s financial status from nearing third party management to being recognized by the Financial Management Board (FMB). OCN has become the 18th First Nation in […]
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Wasauksing First Nation enters 2019 with a Bang!
Wasauksing First Nation enters 2019 with a Bang! Ontario First Nation to receive its Financial Management System Certificate Parry Sound, Ontario — Wasauksing First Nation, located 160 km south of Sudbury near Parry Sound, has become the 17th First Nation government in Canada to receive a Financial Management System Certificate (FMS) from the First Nations […]
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