ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA CHIEF SECRETARIAT INC.

2nd Floor 275 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Telephone: (204) 956-0610 Fax: (204) 956-2109

May 19, 2015

Open letter to Citizens Concerned about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls,

RE:

CALL FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE FAMILIES FIRST FOUNDATION

On behalf of the newly incorporated Families First Foundation, I am very pleased to provide you this open
call for the Board of Directors.
Incorporated on May 13, 2015 the Families First Foundation is informed by engagement with families of
MMIWG, and is a separate legal entity from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs that will:
1)

Educate the public on the needs of families of MMIWG;

2)

Provide and coordinate the delivery of:

a.
religious, spiritual, emotional, cultural and financial support to families;
b.
translation services, media liaison services and independent legal advice to families;
c.
community-based mentorship and child-minding services to families;

3)

Provide communication services for the delivery of information to families; and

4)

Undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the abovementioned purposes.

A community-based board will guide the business of the Foundation that shall be comprised of the
following individuals:
(a)

two nominees from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs First Nations Womens Committee,
with one representing Northern Manitoba and one representing Southern Manitoba;
one female Elder;
one male Elder;
three nominees representing families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls;
and
two nominees from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Coalition.

(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Attached is a form to submit to the Families First Foundation indicating your interest on being on the Board.
Yours truly,

Marcel Balfour
Encl.
HEAD OFFICE: Swan Lake First Nation Unit 9-4820 Portage Avenue Headingley, Manitoba R4H 1C8

Attention:

RE:

Families First Foundation Inc.

c/o Karen Harper
200 275 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Telephone: (204) 987-4104
Fax: (204) 956-2109
Email: kharper@manitobachiefs.com

Call for Board members for the Families First Foundation

Please accept my name for consideration to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Families First
Foundation Inc. I would like to be considered for the position (select appropriate representation):

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Family Representative

Northern Manitoba Representative
Southern Manitoba Representative
Male Elder Representative
Female Elder Representative
Representatives of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Coalition
I have included an explanation as to why I want to be on the board, a biography, and / or my
resume.

Name:

____________________________________________

Indigenous affiliation:

____________________________________________

Representative:

____________________________________________

Address:

____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Telephone: (office/cell)

____________________________________________

Email:

____________________________________________

Deadline date for submission is Friday, May 29, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.
HEAD OFFICE: Swan Lake First Nation Unit 9-4820 Portage Avenue Headingley, Manitoba R4H 1C8