Word came recently that Naut’sa mawt Events had been selected to organize the 2017 Joint Gathering next February in Vancouver.

Naut’sa mawt Events? What’s that?

The BC regional office of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada certainly knows. That’s why it selected Naut’sa mawt Events to manage the gathering for the second year in a row.

Kirstin Sware, who has been managing events for over seven years, said the reason for the rise to prominence for the division of Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council.

“As a Coast Salish entity, we are mindful of our cultural values and renowned for treating our partners and participants with dignity and respect,” she said. “Working together as one – which is what naut’sa mawt means – means we work with First Nations communities and organizations to build capacity by sharing knowledge.”

Over the years, she has acquired a broad knowledge of every stage of the event
planning process from concept to post-event reporting. Sware said that the key to any successful event is open communication and collaboration at all stages.

“Naut’sa mawt Events is one of Canada’s most established and trusted Indigenous event management service providers,” she said. “We are honored to manage events centered around Aboriginal initiatives.”

She said that it manages about 30 events annually for federal and provincial government departments and organizations, from workshops to national conferences throughout Canada, including BC, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Here are a few examples of workshops organized by the company:
•    Municipal-style funding application process in Vancouver, Prince George, Victoria and Kelowna;
•    Sustainable infrastructure for BC First Nations in Cranbrook, Kamloops and Nanaimo;
•    Land use planning Phase III in Osoyoos, Haida Gwaii, Vancouver and Chase; and
•    Fiscal policy meetings in Vancouver and Whitehorse.

Sware also organizes a variety of gatherings for the eleven member nations in the tribal council in core areas including governance, economic development, community planning, technical services and financial management.

For more information contact Kirstin Sware at 1-888-382-7711 or go to www.nmtcevents.com.