The Challenge
The Strategy contains many distinct yet interdependent strategies that impact all areas of the justice system, from community-based programming to the court system. With such a large scope of work, involving many justice partners, transparency and accountability are core values that need to be upheld. First Nations and Indigenous groups need to be kept informed of the Strategy’s progress, including areas where work has stalled or progressed significantly.
The Solution
BCFNJC will work to ensure there is effective and transparent monitoring and evaluation of the Strategy’s progress. BCFNJC will not only create opportunities for knowledge and information sharing related to the Strategy, but will establish formal mechanisms, such as this website, that will ensure First Nations, the public, and government and justice partners can always access and assess the Strategy’s progress, across all 25 strategies and 43 lines of action. This also includes progress on new streams of work that were not contemplated at the time of the original Strategy’s development but have since become important for Indigenous people in BC.
Strategy 16 includes the creation of this website and the establishment of an annual Justice Summit, also known as the BC First Nations Justice Forum – both ensure Indigenous people can assess progress on the Strategy and track their community’s priorities in relation to the Strategy.
