The Officials Committee receives options and recommendations from the Working Committees and offers decisions within its authority and policy. The Officials Committee approves the Working Committees’ mandates and provides direction as stated by the Executive Committee.
Composition
- Tripartite Forum Executive Chair
- 13 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs
- President – Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association
- Executive Director – The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
- Executive Director – Union of Nova Scotia Indians
- Regional Director General – Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (Atlantic Region)
- Deputy Minister – Nova Scotia Office of Aboriginal Affairs
- Other federal regional-directors and provincial deputy ministers