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CRD-Pacheedaht MOU Highlights Mutual Service and Development Opportunities
The Capital Regional District (CRD) and paaʔčiidʔatx̣ (Pacheedaht) First Nation on Tuesday announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their reciprocal government-to-government relationship.
For this reason, the “government-to-government” relationship must be managed, by the CRD, through an MOU. Despite what is an obvious asymmetry of economic and resource-leveraging power, the MOU makes Pacheedaht First Nation an equal partner in future decision-making. “paaʔčiidʔatx̣ (Pacheedaht peoples) have always been stewards of our lands, waters, and resources,” said elected Chief, Jeff Jones. “This MOU is the first of its kind signed by the CRD in recent years,” said paaʔčiidʔatx̣ (Pacheedaht ) “and will foster even greater trust and collaboration that have real importance in the daily lives of our people.”