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.

Goals

We will lead with integrity, transparency and accountability for the prosperity of our community’s future.

Bold Steps

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