Message from IITC Board President
IITC Board President Ron Lameman was Chairman/Moderator for the 2024 Treaties 1-11 annual gathering in Cold Lake, Treaty No. 6. Territory, August 28-30. Treaties 1-11 represents over 240 Indigenous Treaty Nations in Canada. Co-Sponsors included Beaver Lake Cree Nation and Cold Lake First Nation, as well as IITC.
On behalf of the IITC Board of Directors, I express my sincere appreciation to our funders, friends and allies whose solidarity and generosity helped us to carry out IITC’s important work in 2024. Although we carried out many important activities, the highlight of the year for us was our 50th Anniversary Treaty Conference, held from June 21-24 at our birthplace, the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota, Oceti Sakowin Treaty Territory. With representatives of IITC’s affiliates from the Arctic, North, Central and South America, the Pacific and Caribbean, we looked back at our history of work and accomplishments, shared our cultures, and agreed on strategies to build our movement for the rights of Indigenous Peoples into the future.
As we move forward into the next year, we know that we may face some difficult times. But IITC remains more committed and determined than ever to continue working in support of Indigenous Peoples’ struggles to defend our lands and waters, Treaty rights, environmental health, food sovereignty, climate justice and ways of life.
In closing, I want to send you all my best wishes and prayers for a healthy and productive year to come. I also want to personally thank and congratulate our staff, Board members and affiliates for their continued hard work and dedication on behalf of our Peoples, Mother Earth and the coming generations.
It continues to be an honor for IITC to serve our Peoples in this way.
Ay Hy,
Ron Lameman,
Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Treaties 1-11 President, IITC Board of Directors
Please click the thumbnail image below to read the Annual Report online, or click the download button to save it to your device.
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IITC 2024 Annual Report
Message from IITC Board President
IITC Board President Ron Lameman was Chairman/Moderator for the 2024 Treaties 1-11 annual gathering in Cold Lake, Treaty No. 6. Territory, August 28-30. Treaties 1-11 represents over 240 Indigenous Treaty Nations in Canada. Co-Sponsors included Beaver Lake Cree Nation and Cold Lake First Nation, as well as IITC.
On behalf of the IITC Board of Directors, I express my sincere appreciation to our funders, friends and allies whose solidarity and generosity helped us to carry out IITC’s important work in 2024. Although we carried out many important activities, the highlight of the year for us was our 50th Anniversary Treaty Conference, held from June 21-24 at our birthplace, the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota, Oceti Sakowin Treaty Territory. With representatives of IITC’s affiliates from the Arctic, North, Central and South America, the Pacific and Caribbean, we looked back at our history of work and accomplishments, shared our cultures, and agreed on strategies to build our movement for the rights of Indigenous Peoples into the future.
As we move forward into the next year, we know that we may face some difficult times. But IITC remains more committed and determined than ever to continue working in support of Indigenous Peoples’ struggles to defend our lands and waters, Treaty rights, environmental health, food sovereignty, climate justice and ways of life.
In closing, I want to send you all my best wishes and prayers for a healthy and productive year to come. I also want to personally thank and congratulate our staff, Board members and affiliates for their continued hard work and dedication on behalf of our Peoples, Mother Earth and the coming generations.
It continues to be an honor for IITC to serve our Peoples in this way.
Ay Hy,
Ron Lameman,
Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Treaties 1-11 President, IITC Board of Directors
Please click the thumbnail image below to read the Annual Report online, or click the download button to save it to your device.