Objectives:
- To assist in developing traditional and contemporary cultural skills of First Nations people;
- To promote cross cultural awareness of First Nations peoples' historic and current role in Canadian society;
- To provide a First Nations resource base for bands and school systems to draw upon so that First Nations children may accurately inherit the values and traditions of their heritage;
- To conduct and facilitate research on First Nations' heritage and culture;
- Above all, to respect and promote the Inherent Sovereignty of First Nations and their governments, as recognized by the Royal Proclamation of 1763, confirmed by Treaties 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and Constitutional relationships;
- To advocate the preservation of First Nations' languages, cultures, traditional arts and history; and
- To advocate First Nations' control and management of First Nation cultural resources.