What’s Brewing Ottawa-Gatineau!
Join the free virtual networking events hosted each month by local CSAE Network Councils and take part in facilitated conversation about a current topic relevant to association professionals. All are welcome to this event at no charge (both members and non-members).
When
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 — 8:00 to 9:00 am EDT
What We Will Talk About
Engaging Your Association with First Nations Communities, Businesses and People
This time of COVID has highlighted the inequities in our health, labour, housing, business and social systems. Associations are unique organizations in that their purpose is to bring people together for a common purpose and as such have a role to play in addressing these inequities. While many association leaders recognize this, there can be uncertainty about how to begin this important work.
This session will explore this issue from the perspective of First Nation communities. Marion Crowe, a proud member of the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan and CEO of the First Nations Health Managers Association, will provide context and share how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Principles can be a guiding document for all organizations. Marion will also highlight the good work and lessons learned by the organizations that have begun the journey to engage with First Nations. Marc Forgette is a member of the Wahgoshig First Nation Band in Northeastern Ontario. He is a Workshop Facilitator and Founder of Makatew Workshops. Marc will share practical resources and ideas that will help us build our personal and organizational cultural capacity in a spirit of appreciation rather than appropriation. The session will be moderated by Nancy Barrett CAE, whose firm AMCES provides support to a variety of First Nation professional associations and Tamer Gabbour, who works directly with Indigenous organizations on behalf of RBC.
Speakers
Marion Crowe, CFNHM, CAFM, CAPA
Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Health Managers Association
Marion is a proud member of the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan and was the founding Executive Director, now Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Health Managers Association.
Assisting community members in the development of professional development opportunities and certification has always been a passion for Marion, as she was a founding Board of Director for the Saskatchewan Chapter of AFOA Canada.
Marion has been awarded achievement milestones, such as: A Health Canada Deputy Minister’s Award of Excellence; A Centennial Leadership Award from the Province of Saskatchewan; and the AFOA Canada – Xerox Canada National Award of Excellence in Aboriginal Leadership in 2015. Marion was also the first person in Canada to receive her CAFM, CAPA and CFNHM designations, from AFOA Canada and FNHMA.
On June 21st, 2017 Marion was appointed as the first Indigenous person to The Ottawa Hospital, Board of Governors and currently sits as the Vice Chair of the Quality Committee. Marion is also a member of the Leadership and Governance Technical Committee with the International Health Standards Organisation. In May 2018 Marion attended the Harvard Business School and completed ‘Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities’ certificate.
Most recently, Marion has been appointed as the first Indigenous person to the Ottawa Hospital Health Research Institute, Board of Governors and currently sits as the Vice-Chair.
Marc Forgette
President and Workshop Facilitator for Makatew Workshops
Marc Forgette provides hands-on cultural teachings to Indigenous and non‐Indigenous groups. He is Algonquin and French and a member of the Wahgoshig First Nation Band in Northeastern Ontario.
Wahgoshig means “Little Fox” in Anishinaabemowin and is located on the shores of Lake Abitibi in Northern Ontario. Makatew roughly translates to “Black” in Anishinaabemowin and was the last name of his great-great-grandmother.
Marc Forgette has been working in the hospitality industry since 2009. He has worked in hotel sales for a 4‐diamond property and as a business development manager for a Canadian Destination Management Organization.
He is an active member of CSAE Ottawa-Gatineau Network and currently volunteers on the Special Events Committee. Marc successfully completed the inaugural Indigenous Tourism Entrepreneurship Training through Algonquin College in partnership with Ottawa Tourism in the fall of 2020 and now sits on the Advisory Committee.