The Webpage of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council

Contact: Anne Burrill

Email: a .burrill@nstq.org

Phone: 250-392-7361 Fax: 250-392-6158

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday

The Project's Mission

This project will help us develop a plan for building the human resource capacity in the NStQ communities. The goal is to understand the current human resource capacity and to do an analysis of the training and educational requirements for human resources in the post-treaty government.

Over the summer we will be doing a survey of the NStQ working age population in each of the four communities and with Kekewes e Muts (living away from home) members by mail. We will also be developing a database to record the information gathered from the survey. During the project the results of the survey will be entered into this database.

Once all the data is entered into the data base, we will have a clear picture of the current human resource capacity and will be able to compare our results with the qualifications that people will need to be employed in the future. Our final phase of the project will be to develop a human resource strategy and training plan to support maximum potential for NStQ members’ employment in the post-treaty government. We hope this plan will lead to the development of other projects that can support implementation of the training strategy.

The Human Resources Project is a partnership between the four Northern Shuswap communities and is administrated by the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council. The work of the project is being managed by Anne Burrill, Project Manager and Andrea Thomas, Project Assistant. An Advisory Committee guides the project and community representatives liaise between the project and the community. The Committee is made up of:

Phyllis Rosette (Chair) – Stswecem'c/Xgat'tem (Canoe Creek)
Pam Theodore – Tsq'escen' (Canim Lake)
Marg Shelley – T'exelc (Williams Lake)
Cici Sterritt – Xats'ull/Cm'etem (Soda Creek)
Vera Camille – Treaty Team, Education Portfolio
Yvonne Smith – Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
Valerie Thiessen – Northern Shuswap Treaty Society
Joanne Moiese – Weekend University

If you would like more information about the project, please contact:

Anne Burrill, Project Manager

Email: a.burrill@nstq.org

Phone: 250-392-7361

Anne Burrill (on the right) grew up in the Chilcotin and has lived and worked in this area most of her life. She has 13 years of experience in community development and project management, as well as experience in administration and coordinating research. Anne has a Bachelors degree in social work and is in the final stages of completing her Masters degree at UNBC. Anne lives in Williams Lake with her husband Glen, and their 2 year old daughter.

Andrea Thomas (on the left) is of Shuswap ancestry from the Kamloops Band. She is currently residing on the Williams Lake Band (Sugar Cane) with her husband Allan Alphonse and children. Andrea has lived at Sugar Cane for approximately 15 years. Andrea has worked for the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council Treaty Society in the past on many projects, as well as the Williams Lake Band. She will bring skills in the area of database development, researching, mapping and administration. Andrea enjoys many traditional activities such as drum making, beading, sewing, and sweat houses.

The Government of Canada has contributed funding to this initiative.