Indigenous Peoples FPIC Protocols

Meeting Protocol Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug – Ontario Meeting Protocol Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug – Ontario meetings start and end their business process with a prayer in which they aim to center themselves in that of the creator. In a Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug – Ontario meeting, a decision is never a victory for one view or another. A good Creator led decision is one that not only results in sound practical consequences; it is one that maintains the community. The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and the Ontario meeting try to seek Creator guidelines at all times, to be concerned for the good of the community as a whole, rather than to defend personal interests. A Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and the Ontario meeting will appoint a Chair or Co-Chair who will prepare the agenda for the meeting and distribute any needed materials prior to the meeting. The Chair enjoys the confidence of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug – Ontario meeting participants. Meeting participants should inform the Chair ahead of time when they have business to come before a Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug – Ontario meeting. Decisions of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug – Ontario meetings are made not by majority vote, nor by consensus, but by unity. Unity requires active participation: where there is division over an issue, it is especially important for everybody to be heard. The Chair attempts periodically to summarize the discussion as the decision making process evolves.