Resolutions

RESOLUTION PACKAGES

2014
46th Annual General Assembly - September & 46th Annual General Assembly Binder
Chiefs Council - April

2013
Chiefs Council - November
Annual General Assembly - September
Chiefs Council - May
Chiefs Council - February

2012
Chiefs Council - November
Annual General Assembly - September
Chiefs Council - May
Chiefs Council - February

2011
Chiefs Council - November
Annual General Assembly - September
Chiefs Council - June
Chiefs Council - March

2010
Chiefs Council - November
Annual General Assembly - September
Special Chiefs Assembly - September
Chiefs Council - June
Chiefs Council - March

UBCIC RESOLUTIONS PROCESS

Resolutions are the essential mechanism by which UBCIC Chiefs Council provides specific mandates and direction to the Union of BC Indian Chiefs’ Executive and staff. To facilitate an efficient and effective resolution process, the UBCIC Resolution Committee proposes the following steps for consideration of the UBCIC Chiefs Council, to serve as the new UBCIC Resolution process.

PROCESS

Resolutions should be provincial in scope and can:
- establish a mandate for the Union of BC Indian Chiefs;
- relate to internal matters regarding the operation of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs; or
- support a particular First Nation, issue, event or situation
Advance submission of a resolution is required:
- resolutions and accompanying briefing notes for consideration at an Annual General Assembly or Chiefs Council meeting must be received by the UBCIC Resolutions Committee at least ten (10) business days prior to the start of the Assembly or meeting
- resolutions received after this date will generally not be considered and would have to be re- submitted for consideration at a subsequent Assembly or meeting
Urgent resolutions may be considered during an Annual General Assembly or Chiefs Council meeting
- “urgent resolution” is defined as a resolution that is of extraordinary nature and requires action prior to the following Annual General Assembly or UBCIC Chiefs Council, and arises on the floor of a Annual General Assembly or UBCIC Chiefs Council
- urgent resolutions arising from the floor of the meeting, will be drafted on-site by UBCIC staff and reviewed on-site by the UBCIC Resolutions Committeethe draft of an
  - urgent resolution will be printed on a resolution template with initial boxes of the UBCIC Resolutions Committee
- All urgent resolutions must be submitted by midnight the night before the last day of any UBCIC meeting.
Acceptance of a resolution by the UBCIC Resolutions Committee
- will only occur if the respective names and First Nations of the mover and seconder are noted on the resolution
- the mover and seconder must be either a Chief or a duly mandated Proxy of a Full or Active Member in good standing of the UBCIC Chiefs Council
- the mover and seconder must be available to speak to the Resolution
Resolution format is preferably electronic
- resolution templates are attached to assist in preparing a resolution and will be available on the UBCIC website at www.ubcic.bc.ca/resolutions
  
  All resolution submissions and inquiries to:
  UBCIC Resolutions Committee
  Email: [email protected]
  Tel: 1-800-793-9701 ext. 242
  Fax: 604-684-5726
As per Section XI (a) of the UBCIC Constitution and Bylaws (2010):
- the Resolutions Committee, working with U.B.C.I.C. staff, will ensure that:
  (i) Resolutions uphold and reflect the Aboriginal Title, Rights and Treaty Rights Mandate of the U.B.C.I.C. and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
  (ii) Timelines are set for the receipt of proposed resolutions from Full and Active Members in good standing;
  (iii) There is no duplication or inconsistency between resolutions and encourage parties to reach consensus and submit joint resolutions; and
  (iv) Final resolutions are distributed to all eligible members prior to voting at the Chiefs’ Council, A.G.A. or Special General Meetings.4
Under the Guide to Virtual UBCIC Meetings under COVID-19 Health Restrictions, and for as long as it remains in place, to ensure that Full and Active Members participating electronically or by telephone at meetings have a chance to review resolutions when copies cannot be distributed in person, draft resolutions will be shared via email to Members in advance and included in the electronic meeting kit. A link to each resolution will also be pasted in the “Chat” feature of zoom during that discussion, or emailed to Members participating by telephone.

Adopted November 29, 2010; Amended January 11, 2018

RESOLUTIONS TEMPLATES
Basic Resolution Template (Chiefs Council June 2017)

Detailed Resolution Template (Chiefs Council June 2017)

Urgent Resolution Template (Chiefs Council June 2017)

KEY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
UBCIC Aboriginal Title, Rights and Treaty Rights Mandate Statement
http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/mandate

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/RES/61/295)
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/61/295&Lang=E
or
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf (English PDF)

OLDER RESOLUTIONS

View older resolutions via UBCIC's resolutions database. The resolutions appear from oldest to newest when the database is first opened. To search, click the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the page. Search results will then be highlighted. To view the entire text of a Resolution, click the text box of the resolution, and then click the ‘expand cell’ arrows in the upper right corner of the box.