Development Specialist

Allan Adam Email *****.****@*******.***

Box *** Website: http://www.allanadam.com/

Air Ronge, SK Cellular 306-***-****

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Allan B. Adam, BA (dist)

Northern Development

Cross Provincial and Territorial Caribou Hunting Rights worked with Saskatchewan and NWT government -

FSIN Vice Chief - Addressed caribou hunting violations

Pre-Consultations on Duty to Consult Saskatchewan First Nations and M tis Aboriginal Relationship

Specialist

Gathered data from survey of Northern Saskatchewan communities on northern social issues Data compiled into

comprehensive report for Minister of Social Services

Worked with Dene communities and uranium companies - Advocate for trapping, hunting, fishing and gathering

in Northern regions on Crown lands

Professional Communication

Journalism

CBC radio broadcaster in Dene and English La Ronge and Yellowknife - 11 years including interviewing Marc

Garneau, Carol Baker and 1987 NWT Papal visit

APTN - Dene Sport Commentator 2010 Olympics (cross country skiing and biathlon)

Certified Dene Interpreter - Association of Translators and Interpreters of Saskatchewan

Language Translator

Document translation into Dene - environmental assessments, technical mining reports, public service brochures

and leaflets, documents up to 10,00 words

Interpreting and audio translation film narration, PSA voiceovers, videos, feature film dub (main character)

Services to the following:

- Sask Health - Royal Saskatchewan Museum

- Sask Education - University of Saskatchewan

- Sask Environment - Office of the Treaty Commission

- Sask Justice - Wanuskewin Heritage Park

- Sask Corrections - Indian Claims Commission

- Social Services - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd

- SGI - Metis Nation of Saskatchewan

- Canada Health - Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre

- Canada Environment - Meadow Lake Tribal Council

- Federal Court - Prince Albert Grand Council

- Truth and Reconciliation Commission - FSIN

- Department of National Defense - Government of North West Territories

- Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing - Cold Lake First Nation

- Saskatchewan Research Council - Alberta Provincial

- Saskatchewan Libraries Association - Janvier, Chipewyan Prairie Group

- Areva - Northern Canada Evangelical Mission

- Cameco

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Video Production

Interdisciplinary Studies 201.3 Course Video - NORTEP

Meeting Facilitator/Master of Ceremonies

Janvier, Chipewyan Prairie Dene Language Interpreter - Steam Assisted Oil Extraction

Fort MacKay Athabasca Regional Gathering - Master of Ceremonies

Claims Writing

Canada Pension Plan Appeal for denied claim Black Lake, SK $85,000 settlement obtained

Peter Abrametz Law Firm SGI claim Black Lake, SK- $175,000 Settlement obtained

SGI Insurance claim for death benefit Wollaston Lake, SK $10,000 Settlement obtained

Recent Speaking Engagements

- CACSL National Conference Panelist Student Perspectives on the Impacts of CSL

- Churchill Community Learning Centre Invited Speaker Importance of Education

- NORTEP Cree 101 Guest speaker The First Language Speaking Project

- NORTEP ENG 114 Guest speaker - Native Spirituality and Culture

- NORTEP - INST 100 Guest speaker Dene Culture and History

- FSIN Saskatoon FSIN Chiefs Hunting, Trapping and Fishing committee Dene Hunting Practices

- SMVS Career Fair, La Ronge Translating as a Career

- Sask Corrections (La Ronge Branch) Workshop Dene People in Northern Saskatchewan

- S k w wak Storytellers Festival Regina, SK Dene Storyteller and Traditional singer

- St. Augustine Community School, Regina, SK - Grade 6 - Treaties in Saskatchewan

Inter-Governmental Relations

International Government Relations

European Union

Indigenous Harvesting Rights - Successfully lobbied European Union (Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium and

Germany) against implementation of Wild Fur Product Ban - as FSIN Vice Chief

Aboriginal Governmental Relations

FSIN

Duty to Consult Discussion of consultation process as Aboriginal Relation Specialist

Metis Nation of Saskatchewan

Proposed Game corridor in North East Sask discussed common concerns as FSIN Vice Chief

The Dene Nation

MacKenzie Waterway Concerns gathered territorial representatives and Dene Chiefs to raise concerns with

government of Alberta- as Dene Nation CEO

Assembly of First Nations

Action on Crystal Meth Resolution as Fond du Lac Dene Nation Chief

MacKenzie River Basin Water Concerns Resolution as Fond du Lac Dene Nation Chief

Federal Governmental Relations

Indian and Northern Affairs

Housing Negotiated block funding for twenty new modular homes for community as Chief, Fond du Lac

Dene Nation

Wildlife Management Negotiated Joint Initiative with FSIN/Province and INAC for First Nations Resource

Management Program as FSIN Vice Chief

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Current events - Reported current events in Northern Saskatchewan and NWT for 11 years as CBC Radio

broadcaster

Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Firearms

Hunting Restriction - Debated Imposition of Firearm legislation on First Nation people as FSIN Vice Chief

Federal Department of Environment

Environmental Concern Discussed concerns about future Nuclear Waste Management as FSIN Vice Chief

Provincial Governmental Relations

Social Services/Sask Health

Northern Social Problems - Gathered data and wrote Northern Social Development Report as Social

Development Review Facilitator

Sask Environment

Northern Fisheries Revised Provincial Fisheries Strategy as Aboriginal Relationship Specialist

Sask Justice

Duty to Consult Consulted with provincial legal counsel about Duty to Consult as Aboriginal Relationship

Specialist

Northern Affairs

Northern Mine Resource Development Discussed Surface Lease Agreement - as FSIN Vice Chief

Sask Power

Power development Discussed Black Lake hydro proposal as FSIN Vice Chief

SGI

Insurance claims Advocated for Dene claimants as independent consultant

Premier's office/Ministers

Northern Relations Discussion of northern resource development - as FSIN Vice Chief and as Fond du Lac

Dene Nation Chief

National NGO s

National Center for Indigenous Governance

Board of Director

APTN

Board of Director

Provincial NGO s

Wanuskewin Heritage Centre

WIHI Board of Director and Chair

Saskatchewan Organization of Heritage Languages

Board of Director

First Language Speaking Project

Dene language resource developer, board of director and website host

Local/Regional NGO s

Regina Food Bank

Volunteer fundraiser

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Scattered Sites (provides services to homeless) (La Ronge)

Community volunteer cleaning and donated fresh fish for hot meals

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Catherine Charles Elders Home

Volunteer Fisherman regular donor of fresh fish for Elders in care

Education

2012 Bachelor of Arts, Native Studies University of Saskatchewan

with Distinction

Resolving Conflict Constructively A Collaborative Approach to Problem Solving

2007-2008

Sask Justice

2008 Dealing with Media Sask Environment

2005 Leadership Breakthrough Rapport Leadership International School of

Leadership

1994 Certified Dene Translator Association of Translators and Interpreters

of Saskatchewan

1977 Black Belt International Tae Kwon Do Federation

Professional Experience

2012-present Nortep-Norpac La Ronge, SK

Dene Faculty member and Recruitment

Dene culture and language course faculty, language development, student recruitment, advertisement production

1997 present Dene Hha Communications La Ronge, SK

CEO Dene Language Consultant/Aboriginal Relations Expert

15 year business owner, certified interpreter and translation services in Dene and Cree (all dialects). Includes

simultaneous and consecutive interpreting for groups, hiring/supervising language translators, meetings,

conferences, hearings, specialist in court hearings, consultations, meetings in English, Dene and Cree. Strategic

advisor/expert on Aboriginal governance, First Nation and M tis rapport building, implementation of governance

structures, indigenous rights, lobbying

1999 to 2012 NORTEP La Ronge, SK

University Lecturer - Dene Language

Dene 100 Conversational Dene I, Dene 101 Conversational Dene II, Dene 104 Dene Grammar and Orthography I

and Dene 105 Dene Grammar and Orthography II.

2007 2008 Sask Environment Prince Albert, SK

Aboriginal Relationship Specialist

Delivered presentations on sustainable development, consultation processes, established working relationships with

First Nation and M tis leaders preceding duty to consult discussions.

2005 2006 Dene Nation Office Yellowknife, NWT

Chief Executive Officer

Overall administrator of the Dene Nation Office, oversaw staff of 10, obtained funding, administer budgets and

finance.

2004 2005 Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Fond du Lac, SK

Chief Fond du Lac First Nation

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Ensured programs and services according to budgets and Contribution Agreements, monitored band business

partnerships and launched new business ventures

2003 2004 Saskatoon Aboriginal Business Assoc Saskatoon, SK

Partner

Aboriginal business development, developed marketing strategy for Conexus Credit Union for Aboriginal business

customer base, developed community consultations on impending Indian Gaming regulations and licensing

processes, developed Western Energy Sector Trades Training Centre Strate gy for Battleford s Tribal Council

2002 Prince Albert Grand Council Oral History Project Prince Albert, SK

Dene Language Expert

Compiled data from fieldworkers, coordinated translations, interviews, cataloging of tapes, transcription, development of

Indigenous Knowledge land use maps, oral history of Athabasca Denesuline, translated interview, transcribed Dene texts

into Access database, completed detailed review of data with community members to ensure accuracy of map and texts

2002 FSIN Saskatoon, SK

First Nation Community Liaison Worker

Delivered presentations on FSIN Treaty Governance Process to First Nation Chief and Councils in nine Dene First Nations

followed

2001 Government of NWT Yellowknife, NWT

Official Languages Act Review Facilitator

Worked with the Special Committee on Official Languages to facilitate Official Review of Official Languages of the NWT

and developed the consultation review process

1998 1999 Department of Community Resources and New North Prince Albert, SK

Social Development Review Facilitator

Coordinated a comprehensive review of Social Services programming in northern Saskatchewan, co-authored Northern

Saskatchewan Social Development Review 1998 report, delivered questionnaires regarding housing, social services,

employment, child welfare, justice and education training in the north to northern residents

1994-1997 Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Saskatoon, SK

Vice Chief

Only Dene Vice-Chief with FSIN

Accomplishments

Successfully lobbied European Union against implementation of Wild Fur Product Ban caught by leg-hold traps

within Canada to the US, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium and Germany to protect Indigenous harvesting rights

for First Nations people in Canada

Led the development of the First Nations Resource Management Program

Established the Treaty Harvesters Association to address northern hunting, fishing and trapping rights

Lobbied the federal government against gun registration regulations and fees for Indigenous trappers and

subsistence hunters in Saskatchewan

Successfully established working relationship between Alliance Pipeline and southern First Nations for pipeline

employment

1993 1994 PATC (PAGC) Prince Albert, SK

Indian Government Specialist

Assisted in the creation of the PATC Tribal Council Convention Ac, provided briefing notes and summaries on

issues impacting Dene people to PATC Dene Vice Chief, recommended PATC use terms Denesuline and Dene

rather than Chipewyan, change was implemented and still in use within Saskatchewan

1992 1993 Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office Prince Albert/ La Ronge,

SK

Northern Affairs Advisor and Dene Language Expert

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Communicated the Federal Environment Review Process to 10 northern communities and Saskatoon and Regina on

the proposed uranium mines for northern Saskatchewan in both English and Den e, provided simultaneous

interpreting/translation services and equipment during the hearings

1980-1992 International Tae Kwon Do Federation La Ronge

Tae Kwon Do Instructor

1980 1991 CBC Radio La Ronge, SK/ Yellowknife, NWT

Radio Broadcaster and Programmer

On air host for Dene and English current affair programs, on -air interviews, news, weather, co-creator and editor of

documentary on suicide and the affects on families Kill the Feelings First was the winner of the Gabriel Award in

the United States

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