Practical Vision Everyone owns the vision of the future. We each hold it in our imagination. In this workshop, participants are invited to bring their imagination and optimism to the table and help weave a complete picture of how strategic governance should support, advance or positively impact the Ojibwe Nations of Minnesota and all of their constituents. The workshop moved the conversation to a broader scope, with participants talking about the motivating image of the future that compels action. Participants were asked to discuss and describe the desired future that would be achieved through the work of the Team to reframe the structures under which the Nations are organized as sovereign entities. It is this image of the long-range future that inspires and motivates progress over time. The focus question before the group was: What Is In Place in 2026 That Tells Us We Have Established Desirable, Appropriate & Accountable Systems of Governance? Vision 2026 Consensus Vision Statements The following statements represent the group’s consensus after discussing the individual elements of the vision for tribal governance. The following Vision Elements capture the group’s insight on their collective intent in each arena. Towards Towards Applying Our Knowledge Wholeness in Spirit & Mind Towards & Values to Secure The Future for And In Balance With the Universe - Sovereignty, Freedom the Next 7 Generations & Beyond Minobimaadiziwin & True Nationhood Our Constitution Our Children Are Language, We, the Exercise Our Our Population Is Thriving Economy Creates a Thriving In a Culture & Ojibwe Sovereign Thriving, We Have Where Everyone Governing Culturally-Based Our Values People, Are Authority & Fair Distribution of Contributes & Structure That Is Environment That Are Empowered to Responsibility Wealth & Program Benefits, Culturally Includes All Aspects Modeled & Participate in to Assure Services Promote Relevant, Ethical, of Mind, Body & Integrated Government Mother Community Re- Driven By Traditional Fair and Spirit Created by Our Into Our Openly & Earth’s Rights Investment Values of Self- Responsive to the Anishinabe Experts Governing Freely to Be Sufficiency People & Knowledge Systems & Nurtured and Holders Individual Protected Lives From Desecration Vision Brainstorm Data This is the brainstorm data that was the result of the first round of vision discussions. It represents the ideas of many people. The brainstorm data itself does not represent the consensus of the group but it is an important link to what people were thinking about as they discussed each of these vision clusters. The groupings emerged from this seed data. Some ideas are specific, others are more general. They all help us imagine the future 10 years from now. O UR C ONSTITUTION C REATES A G OVERNING S TRUCTURE T HAT I S C ULTURALLY R ELEVANT , E THICAL , F AIR AND R ESPONSIVE TO THE P EOPLE  Tribal sovereignty is strong & respected  Separation of powers  We have a new constitution  Restorative justice  Strategic Plan in place  Leaders accountable for decisions & behavior O UR C HILDREN A RE T HRIVING IN A C ULTURALLY B ASED E NVIRONMENT T HAT I NCLUDES A LL A SPECTS OF M IND , B ODY & S PIRIT C REATED B Y O UR A NISHINAABE E XPERTS & K NOWLEDGE H OLDERS  100% graduation rates  Fluent Ojibwe children  Students learn traditions along with western science  Our people are viewed as experts L ANGUAGE , C ULTURE & O UR V ALUES A RE M ODELED & I NTEGRATED I NTO O UR G OVERNING S YSTEMS & I NDIVIDUAL L IVES  More tribal government support/ consideration of culture and language  Mandated language classes for all employees and members  Practice the good life  Our people are living our values  Minobimaadiziwin W E , THE O JIBWE P EOPLE , A RE E MPOWERED TO P ARTICIPATE IN G OVERNMENT O PENLY AND F REELY  Broader citizen participation in general government (committees, elections, etc)  People openly participate in government  Freedom of speech  Safer communities  People have more faith in government “We”, not “Me”  Off-reservation members are recognized  Happy consensus of residents  Freedom of the press W E E XERCISE O UR S OVEREIGN A UTHORITY & R ESPONSIBILITY TO A SSURE M OTHER E ARTH ’ S R IGHTS TO BE N URTURED & P ROTECTED F ROM D ESECRATION  Policies for Mother Earth  Restored land base  Intergovernmental meetings to discuss/decide how resources are shared  Inter-Tribal unity on resource protection  Tribal authority recognized and exercises on entire Treaty area  We manage our natural resources on Anishinaabe values O UR P OPULATION IS T HRIVING , W E HAVE F AIR D ISTRIBUTION OF W EALTH & P ROGRAM S ERVICES P ROMOTE C OMMUNITY R E - I NVESTMENT  Fair distribution of resources and wealth  We share resources – on and off the reservation  Culturally competent healing, wellness and recovery center  Our population is growing  Program services are reciprocal T HRIVING E CONOMY W HERE E VERYONE C ONTRIBUTES & B ENEFITS , D RIVEN B Y T RADITIONAL V ALUES OF S ELF - S UFFICIENCY  Sustainable without federal government; truly free  Self-sustaining & our economies are thriving  More Federal money allocate to higher population  Anishinaabe employment structured  Separate government from Gaming Board