post secondary education, community
members learning employment skills,
to helping those in need access medical
care.
Headquartered in Fort McMurray, with
local Child & Family Services offices in
Edmonton and Fort Chipewyan, ATC is
made up of a Board of Directors, a CEO
who oversees six active departments,
specifically Education, Health, Finance,
Employment and Training and Child and
Family Services.
“We believe the goal and vision of ATC’s
formation was a movement to decen-
tralize government programming from
Indigenous Services Canada, then Indian
Affairs, and establish a council that could
provide these services at the regional
and community level,” says ATC CEO,
Karla Buffalo.
Establishment of services being provided
to community members, by a regional
agency to amalgamate services, was a
key consideration in the development
of ATC, says Buffalo. “Having a Board of
Directors assembled of the Chiefs of the
Nations being served would mean that
the needs of our communities would be
brought to the forefront by community
leaders,” she continues. “This meant
listening to the needs of our people
and acting directly on the informa-
tion received in a culturally appropriate
manner. Over time, the Tribal Council
was able to take on additional services
and provide more to communities as it
has continued to develop.”
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