Host Organizations


This year, CANDO will have the honour of working with two host organizations, the Kamloops Indian Band and the CFDC of Central Interior First Nations.


Kamloops Indian Band
Kamloops Indian Band (KIB) has 1033 members, and a vision, which reads: “We the T’kumlupsemc Secwepumc 7uluc are a progressive diverse people rich in tradition guided by our ancestors. We aspire to enhance our holistic community by being the leading First Nation in self-determination and economic independence.”

This vision has inspired KIB to create extensive assets including a 20,000 acre ranch, the largest industrial park in BC as well as state of the art community infrastructure. They have also secured management of almost all provincial & federal resources in their traditional territory and are successfully pursuing a land claim valued in the hundreds of millions. Come see what they are up to. Chief Shane Gottfriedson says, “We love talking about successes and problems with other communities because sharing knowledge makes everyone stronger. Everyone is warmly welcomed.”

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.kib.ca/default.htm.



Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) of Central Interior First Nations
The CFDC of Central Interior First Nations promotes and provides community economic development support services to First Nations people within the Thompson-Shuswap-Nicola-Fraser Canyon-Lillooet-Okanagan area. Some of the objectives of the CFDC of Central Interior First Nations are to:
• remain community based and community controlled;
• recognize the autonomy of the communities of the geographical area;
• provide a forum for community/group/ individual interaction and co-operation, provide programs and services based on a First Nation's approach and a First Nations generated concept;
• assist with Human Resources and Skill Development;
• acknowledge and incorporate life styles and geographics into all programs and services;
• utilize strategies consistent with cultural patterns and learning styles;
• promote the development of self-esteem and a positive Native economic development identity;
• maintain program goals, methods, structure and content that reflects the experience; needs and backgrounds of their clients and communities; and
• remain linked to the overall economic, social, political and development of the First Nations people in their respective communities.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.cfdcofcifn.com/index.htm.