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Rules and Guideleines
Rules & Guidelines
Remember: you are a representative of your community. Others will look to you and follow your lead.
It is important to set a good example and remember, it is a matter of respect!
Respect for all participants at the event including Elders, delegates, chaperones, volunteers, guests, presenters, and service personnel. This includes respecting everyone’s social and cultural values.
Respect for the people whose communities and territories we are hosted by.
Respect for the regulations and standards of BCAAFC, the venue, and host community.
Everyone has the right to:
Be listened to
Be believed
Be safe
Ask for help
Participate on an equitable basis
Be respected and treated fairly
Please read the below rules before you arrive. Anyone who does not follow these rules will have all privileges suspended, along with their group, and may be asked to leave. These rules apply to any person attending GOV, including but not limited to:
- Delegates
- Chaperones
- BCAAFC Staff
- Volunteers
- PIYC Members
- Elder’s Council Members
- BCAAFC Board Members
- Exhibitors
- Artisans
- Entertainers
- Workshop Hosts
- Vendors
- Contractors
- Other Guests
Attendee Rules
- GOV is a safe space and no violence of any kind will be tolerated. Please report any violence, bullying, or harassment to staff ASAP.
- No substance use on the premises including but not limited to alcohol, vapes, smoking and other recreational substances. Attendees bringing banned substances to GOV events will be asked to dispose of those items, or leave them outside the venue, prior to entering the space.*
- All attendees at GOV must wear their GOV wristband and lanyard/nametag at all GOV events and activities.
- We have a zero-tolerance policy to weapons, criminal activity, and violence.
- Attendees who have been asked to leave a previous GOV due to a breach of conduct are not able to attend GOV again unless they have worked with BCAAFC staff to address the conduct concern and been approved to attend. Group owners are responsible for ensuring that all group members do not have any outstanding concerns
- Criminal record checks are required for chaperones and any delegates over 18 attending GOV; failure to provide a CRC by the deadline could result in not being admitted to the event.
- Some GOV events have special safety guidelines (i.e.. The dance party, outdoor workshops). Attendees agree to follow the safety guidelines and instructions of the specific event they are attending.
- GOV personnel (including staff, volunteers, workshop facilitators, entertainers, artisans, exhibitors, vendors, contractors, Board members, Elders Council members, and PIYC members) should not, under any circumstances, be alone in a private space with a youth under the age of 18. Chaperones are permitted to be alone with the youth delegate members of the group they are responsible for, in alignment with their host organization’s safety guidelines and policies, and with respect to their role to provide care and supervision to the youth in their charge.
- Attendees agree to follow the guidelines of the host venues and to respect the spaces and not do damage to them.
* The exception to this policy is the cultural and ceremonial use of Indigenous traditional medicines such as tobacco, sage, cedar, and sweet grass. The GOV team needs to pre-approve the use of these before the event. If you plan on using any plant medicines, please email: [email protected].