Mission Statement
To provide leadership in Aboriginal, government and industry relations by creating a circle to foster a broad understanding of different perspectives. CFAR facilitates the development of trust, respect and credibility among our membership and with others.
Welcome
The Circle for Aboriginal Relations (CFAR) is a registered non-profit, non-partisan Society of professionals from diverse backgrounds who work within Aboriginal relations groups in communities, governments and industries. CFAR was created in 2004 at a workshop attended by forty liaison professionals with significant experience in Aboriginal relations. As a non-profit society, CFAR has been able to remain a front runner in addressing issues faced by Aboriginal relations liaisons through the generous support of our sponsors and members.
CFAR member benefits include luncheons, newsletters, the CFAR annual conference and in the future Aboriginal relations accreditation, and website forums. The luncheon and conference presentations provide tools for creating capacity with community-based economic and environmental initiatives; address the question of Aboriginal liaisons roles: professionals or technicians, and provide a balanced approach to Aboriginal consultation and traditional knowledge policies and implementation. The speakers are chosen by their experience and success stories within Aboriginal relation issues and include community, government and industry representatives.
Our success is your success: networking and sharing knowledge is the key to understanding and to building sustainable relationships.
Join us today.
Upcoming Events
CFAR is pleased to present the:
6th Annual Conference & Golf Tournament
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Aboriginal Consultation and Accommodation
June 5th - June 7th
Join CFAR at the Edmonton Marriott at River Cree Enoch Resort and enjoy:
- 3 days of second-to-none networking opportunities
- High Profile and Relevant Speakers
- Pre-Conference Golf Tournament on June 5th
- Pre-Conference Passport to Adventure - Speed Networking Event June 5th
- Interactive Workshops
- Interesting Sessions
The Golf Tournament is being held on June 5th at the Ranch Golf and Country Club. Please click on the icon below for more details.
The Conference will be held June 6 - 7 at the Edmonton Marriott at River Cree Enoch. We are thrilled to have Audrey Poitras of Métis Nations of Alberta as our Keynote speaker Please click below for full details and registration.
Conference schedule
Please click on the icon below for details. For speaker bios and abstracts, please click here.
Gala dinner June 6, 2012
Be sure to register for the gala dinner for the evening of June 6th. CFAR is pleased to present a varied program including Dallas Arcand, Métis Child & Family Jiggers as well as the Kipohtakaw Singers accompanied by a local drum group from the Kipohtakaw Nation.
Sponsorship opportunities are now available! Please contact us today to find your place among our growing list of sponsors.
We would not be able to bring a conference of this magnitude at these prices to you without the generous support of our sponsors. If you would like to be profiled as one of the sponsors for this highly anticipated annual conference please click on the icon below. Thank-you in advance to all of you who support the CFAR conference!
We would like to thank the sponsors who have committed to supporting our conference thus far.
