Administration

Our Mission

In pursuit of our Vision, Tobacco Plains will work cooperatively and collaboratively within the Nation and with others to:

• Secure appropriate human and monetary resources to respond to the present needs of our members through ongoing lobbying, advocacy and negotiation.
• Harness the skills and abilities of our members while recognizing and celebrating that our people are our greatest resource.
• Integrate and align our work to facilitate the development and implementation of culturally relevant programs and services, including the creation of economic development opportunities.
• Network internally and externally, to advance the central role that our children and Elders play in our families and community.
• Engage and inform the community through respectful, ongoing and timely communication.

Our Values

• We will live in balance by advancing the following Core Values based on ?Aknumuctilil, our Natural Law;
• We will conduct ourselves with respect for each other, the land and all that the land contains.
• We will protect and nurture our children recognizing their importance in all that we do.
• We will care for and respect our Elders, who remain the knowledge keepers for our community.
• We will promote honest and ethical behavior, by doing the right things for the right reasons.
• We each will take personal responsibility for our conduct and our obligations.
• We promote the inclusion of people, ideas, and perspectives in pursuit of a safe and healthy community.
• Steward the land by preserving and protecting our Traditional Territory.

Bold Steps

• Finalized Financial Administration Law
• Implement Orientation Process / Council Team Building
• Improve Communication
• Enhance Organizational Development