The First Nations Indigenous Trust:
This Trust is established for the benefit of all First Nations Peoples, and all people. The Trust will be registered in Geneva and will operate under International Law, Canadian Law, and Ontario Law.
The Settlors (through the Organizer) wishes to establish an exclusively Charitable Trust and Transfers to the Trustees the Property set forth in Schedule “A”, all of which is to be held by the trustees upon the trust and with and subject to the powers hereinafter declared and contained.
In this Trust:
1.1 The “Trustees” means the original Trustees or the Trustees of the settlement for the time being
1.2 The Trust Fund means:
1.2.1 property transferred to the trustees to hold on the terms of this settlement
1.2.2 all property from time to time representing the above
1.3 “Trust Property” means the property in the Trust Fund
1.4 “Trust Income” means income of the Trust Fund as determined by the law of Trusts
1.5 “Person” includes a person anywhere in the world and includes a Trustee
1.6 The Organizing Committee has the responsibility for developing the infrastructure for the Trust
1.7 The “Organizer” means the person organizing the Trust and the First Trustee.
1.8 The TOPS program is the 1% solution program of the International Association of Educators for World Peace and in short is a “tithing program demonstrating Corporate SociaL Responsibility”
1.9 “First Nations Peoples” refers to the Indigenous People in a locale.
1.10 A “Settlor” is an institution, organization, government, corporation or person who transfers an asset to the Trust
2 . Overriding Powers:
2.1 The Organizer:
The Organizer holds his position for a period not to exceed 5 years during which period Trustees will be appointed.
2.2 Acceptance of Trust
2.2.1The Trustees hereby accept the trusts hereby constituted upon the terms and conditions herein contained.
2.2.2 Trustees will be paid honorariums according to the standards established by Foundations and Trust from time to time and will not exceed the Honorariums paid to the Board of the Central Bank of the country of the main Trust agreement.
2.2.3 The Organizer will appoint All Trustees at his discretion, but once appointed the Trustees cannot be removed by the Organizer but only by a majority of the Trustees that have been appointed. Trustees will hold position for a period of up to Five Years and will appoint their own successor according to their own choice.
2.2.4 Resignation of Trustees: Trustees will be required to give 30 days notice addressed to the other trustees in writing and may at their discretion appoint a Trustee to replace them. Such notice of resignation will identify replacement (if any).
2.2.5 Removal of Trustee. The Trustee may by resolution passed by all Trustees less one, remove a Trustee.
2.2.6 Notice of Changes. Notice of changes in Trusteeship shall be endorsed by the Organizer or his assignee and acknowledged by all Trustees.
2.2.7 Liability of Trustees. Decisions:
Every Discretion or power hereby or by law conferred on the Trustees shall be an unfettered and absolute and uncontrolled discretion of power and in cases where there are less than three trustees hereof, every decision required at any time or from time to time to be made by the Trustees other than the power to remove a trustee referred to above, no dissenting or abstaining Trustee who acts in good faith shall be personally liable for any loss or claim whatsoever arising out of the business of the Trust.
2.2.8 The trustees shall have the following powers: Power of appointment ( Organizer Appoints Trustees)
2.2.8.1 The trustees may appoint their successor subject to amendments.
2.2.8.2 The trustees shall hold the Trust for the benefit of any Beneficiaries on such terms as the Trustees think fit
2.2.8.3 The Trustees may make amendments to the selection process for Trustees. (subject to discretion of Organizer)
2.3 An appointment may create new provisions and in particular
2.3.1 Discretionary trusts
2.3.2 Dispositive or administrative powers
exercisable by any Person.
2. 1 The Trustees may by deed declare that they hold trust property in Trust and may transfer it to other trustees of another settlement wherever established, to hold on the terms of that settlement, freed and released from the terms of this settlement.
2.2 The trustees shall only exercise this power if every Person who may benefit is a Beneficiary.
2.3 Power of Advancement:
The Trustees may pay or apply any Trust Property for the advancement or benefit of any Beneficiary.
2.4 The “Organizer” has the full right and authority to do business on behalf of the trust, including:
a) Open bank account
b) receive cash funds
c) pay bills
d) acquire life insurance
e) convert trust property
f) to deal fully with stocks, bonds, securities, investments and properties
g) to purchase real and personal property
h) to receive trust property
i) to approve the addition of assets to the Trust
j) to lend money
k) to borrow money
l) to make dispositions under power of appointment
m) to make appointments, of Trustees
n) to contact settlers on behalf of trust
o) to negotiate favorable financial instruments with landowners (settlers)
p) to promote the activities of the Trust and enter into arrangements with promoters
q) to retain counsel
r) to receive taxes on land
s) to receive rents on land
3. Expenses and Remuneration; The customary expenses in connection with the administration of the Trust and of the investment and reinvestment of any part of the Trust Fund and the collection of income, and other sums derivable therefrom, including reasonable expenses or disbursements incurred or made by any Trustee (or interim Organizer) for any such purpose.
3.1` The Organizer will be paid for his work at a reasonable rate for such services, but not to exceed the remuneration paid to the Prime Minister of the Country in which he resides.
4 . Proper Law of Trust:
This Trust is established under the Laws of Canada, the Laws of Ontario, and International Law and the Rights of all parties and the construction and effect of each and every provision hereof shall first be interpreted according to the laws of Ontario.
5. Designation of Trust:
The Trust shall be known as the First Nation Indigenous Trust and the Trustees (and Organizer) may carry out any transaction on behalf of this Trust and enter into any contract or arrangements or otherwise exercise any of the powers, discretion and authorities hereunder upon them conferred.
6. Reporting:
The Trustees will Report to the Beneficiaries on a regular basis by filing such Reports with the Governments under whose Laws the Trust operates, namely, the International Court In Geneva, the Canadian Government and the Ontario Government.
Reporting to be according to Triple Bottom Line Accounting Standards as influenced by the Global Reporting Initiative.
7. Trust Irrevocable by Settlor;
This trust shall not be revocable by Settlor and notwithstanding anything herein expressed or implied, no part of the income or capital of the Trust Fund shall be paid or lent or applied to or for the benefit of the Settlor, in any manner or in any circumstances whatsoever.
8. Executions of Instruments:
8.1 Any and all bills of exchange, promissory notes, cheques, transfers, papers, documents or other instruments in writing requiring at any time and from time to time to be executed for or on behalf of the Trust shall be validly executed, when there are more than two Trustees, if signed by any two thereof, and until the appointment of the Trustees, the Organizer may sign on behalf of the Trust.
8.2. Wilful misconduct and indemnification of trustees.
No Trustee (or Organizer) shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for anything save the willful neglect or default of such Trustee
And each Trustee shall; be indemnified and saved harmless against any claims and/or losses, death duties, taxes and impositions arising in connection with the Trust Fund or any Part thereof.
8.3 Bond or Security not required.
The Trustees and each of them shall be exempt from the giving of any bond or security in connection with the administration of the Trust Fund and the discharge of the trusts hereby created in any country, state, province, territory or other jurisdiction, the laws of any such country, state, province, territory or other jurisdiction notwithstanding.
This is the Trust that will be relied upon.
Dated at Toronto this Day of August 2004
Addendum to Trust Document:
Income:
The income of this trust will be through the following channels:
1) participation in the 1% solution – a global brand label tithing program promoting corporate social responsibility
2) redirected tax allocation by corporations and individuals in the Claim area
3) rentals and leases of lands in the claim area.
Land Included in the Trust
1) All claims of the First Nations peoples
2) In particular in Toronto – the Toronto Treaty referring to “all lands south of Front Street. – where the water line meets Front street, including the Toronto Islands.
3) Land
Administration of the Trust:
The Trust will be administered by a Council of Elders selected by process to be determined
The organizing committee will be headed
up by Mitch Gold, working with Vern Harper and Angaangaq Lyberth