Nak’azdli’s Community Plan: Planning for Our Future

Nak’azdli Whut’en is taking an important step toward shaping our future together. 

We’ve started a planning process that will help guide the direction of our community in the years ahead,                                                                             and we want every member to know what this is about, why it matters, and how you can be part of it.

Why Are We Doing This?

Our community is growing and changing. We face both challenges and opportunities. Now is the time to come together and decide what’s most important to us, as a community, as families, and as individuals.

To support this, Nak’azdli Whut’en is working with BDO Canada to develop two key planning documents:

1. A Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP):

A CCP is a big-picture, long-term plan shaped by Nak’azdli values and voices. It will reflect our shared vision for the future and identify what matters most to our community. This plan is a community driven document built through collecting input with Nak’azdli members, leaders, managers, Elders, youth, and staff, with support from BDO Canada.

2. A 5-Year Strategic Plan:

The Strategic Plan takes the big ideas from the CCP and turns them into a five-year action plan. While the CCP sets the vision, the Strategic Plan focuses on action. It will outline what Nak’azdli will do strategically over the next five years to begin bringing the community’s goals to life. The plan should include specific projects, resources, responsibilities, and timelines.

Together, the CCP and Strategic Plan will support future decision-making, help secure funding, align department efforts, and make sure all planning is rooted in Nak’azdli voices and values.

How Can You Get Involved? 

Nak’azdli Whut’en community members are at the heart of this planning process. Every voice matters. This plan needs to reflect the experiences, concerns, and ideas of Nak’azdli Whut’en members. Here’s how you can get involved:

• Attend events and engagement sessions
• Talk to the Community Champion Elsa Berland, who is helping connect the project to community members
• Reach out to the BDO team if you want to share a story, concern, or idea.
• Follow this page for updates, timelines, and opportunities to engage and review drafts

Our Partners in this Work: BDO

Nak’azdli has hired a team from BDO to support us in this process. Their role is to provide expertise on the planning process and to facilitate the information gathering for the plan.

The team that is working on this project includes: