Beneficiary Referendum

The wording of the policies being voted on in the Referendum were developed by Beneficiaries. These policies basically give KDFN the green light to develop legislation (for lands and investments) and a more detailed consultation policy.
The new laws and policy will be much more detailed and involve many conversations with Beneficiaries and other citizens.

There has been a lot of work done to discuss and prepare the three policies being voted on during the referendum. Here is a timeline that shows what has been done to develop the policies:

Chief and Council sent out calls to Beneficiaries to sit on three different working groups to develop the policies.  The members [...]

No, there is no question in this referendum about payouts. This referendum is about voting on three different policies only (land, investment and consultation).
These three policies, if approved, will guide the development of new laws that will deal with managing our Settlement Lands, managing our money and consulting with beneficiaries.

If the investment policy is approved, a KDFN Investment Governance Act will be developed.Then a trust fund will be set up to help KDFN manage the money it was paid under its Final Agreement. This trust fund will be managed by “Trustees” who will be KDFN Beneficiaries.
The purpose of the trust fund will be to [...]

Usually, something is approved if over half of the people who fill out a ballot vote yes.
For example, in an election the person who gets the most votes wins, even if only a small number of community members actually voted.
However, KDFN’s constitution [section 16 (10)] says that at least a majority of all Beneficiaries entitled [...]

A policy guides people toward a goal and can be very simple or detailed. Policies are guidelines, not law.

A referendum is a formal vote where voters are asked to accept or reject something, usually by checking a “yes” or “no” box on a ballot (a piece of paper with the question).
Usually people are asked to vote “yes” or “no” about an important piece of legislation or policy.
A referendum usually has rules to guide [...]