Council Letter To Froglake Community

We as the Frog Lake First Nations #121 & #122 Chief and Council, were elected by our members, to do what we can to improve the quality of lives of our entire nation. The election by which we were granted this honour to serve, a process which our nation
endures every two years; has become a negative experience and source of unnecessary division within our community. As the Frog Lake First Nations #121 & #122 Chief and Council, Our responsibility to you the members is to improve this experience, and to build a foundation for stronger governance in our Nation’s future.

Our Nation can take back the right as to how we choose our elected Chief & Council, by adopting an Election Code via referendum. We together, as a Nation, have the opportunity to reduce the negativity, hostility and animosity experienced by our members during an election, while reducing the number and severity of disputes about election results. Adopting an election code by referendum, will mean we no longer have to follow the methods imposed upon us by Canada.

Over the next months, there will be continued outreach, requests to participate in focus groups, election code draft reviews distributed, band meetings and surveys on issues relating to how we as a Nation choose our elected Chief and Council. Your experiences and wisdom will help make sure our election code reflects the most important values and wisdom of our Nation. It is expected that the election code will be tweaked and revised as conversations evolve with members. The version presented today is only the first draft.

The goal of these discussions will result in a final document, voted on by referendum, in which members will decide whether to adopt the text developed by these efforts. It is our hope that the final document developed is one you will confidently vote “yes” on.

Sincerely,

Frog Lake Chief and Council