Document Downloads

The documents below are available for download.

  1. Comprehensive Training Material

    1. Nen Team Introduction to the Portal**ADDED March 16, 2022**

      Click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation from the TNG Nen Team Portal Introduction - held Oct 14, 2021.

    2. Nen Form Design Ideas**ADDED June 6, 2022**

      Click on the link above to download a document from the TNG Nen Team Retreat June 2022 - Portal Discussion.

    3. TNG User Training Material**ADDED April, 2019**

      Click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation from the TNG User Training Document - Task Based Training.

    4. Supplementary TNG User Training Material - Backgrounder**ADDED April, 2019**

      Click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation from the TNG User Training Document - Backgrounder.

    5. Portal Background Information and Preliminary Material

      Click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation of a Stewardship Planning Portal Backgrounder and Preliminary Training Document.

    6. Forest Licensee Training Material

      Click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation from the Forest Licensee Training Session held November 26th, 2013.

    7. TNG Community Referral Worker Training Material.

      Click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation from the TNG Community Referral Worker Task Based Training Session held Oct. 15, 2013.

    8. Archaeology Consultant User Help Document.**ADDED May 18, 2017**

      Click on the link above to download a pdf document created to assist Archaeology Consultants and Archaeology Branch Staff Draft TSA Engagement Submissions.

    9. BC Government TSA Engagement User Help Document.**UPDATED May 6, 2019**

      Click on the link above to download a pdf document created to assist BC Government Staff Draft TSA Engagement Submissions.

    10. Comprehensive BC Government User Training Material.**UPDATED May 6, 2019**

      Click on the link above to download a pdf document of training materials to further assist BC Government Staff with the functionality of the Portal.

    11. TSA Flow Chart Guide.**UPDATED October 5, 2023**

      Click on the link above to download a pdf flowchart to further assist BC Government Staff with Navigating the Tsilhqot'in Stewardship Agreement and how to engage.

  2. User Help Documents - Task Specific User Documents

    1. Common Portal Issues for TNG Users**ADDED Feb 26, 2021**

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document for a review of common Portal issues for TNG Users, covered in TNG Stewardship discussion February 18, 2021.

    2. TFA Quick Reference Document

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document for a quick outline of the steps required to submit an Engagement Request under the Tsilhqot'in Framework Agreement.

    3. TSA Shapefile Translation Toolbox for ArcGIS**ADDED Nov. 6, 2018**

      Click on the link above to download an ArcGIS toolbox containing a python script tool for creating TSA compatible shapefiles for upload with a TSA Engagement Request. Please see for How to use

    4. TSA Shapefile Translation Toolbox User Help Document**ADDED Nov. 6, 2018**

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document containing information on How to use the ArcGIS toolbox for converting shapefiles to be compatible with a TSA Engagement Request 2011-Sept-15 form.

    5. TFA Engagement Request Checklist Reference Document

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document for a checklist of the required document attachements for a complete Engagement Request under the Tsilqot'in Framework Agreement.

    6. How to View Current Wildfire Spatial Data in Maplayers**ADDED July 13, 2015**

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document outlining how add Current wildfire polygon and label data to Maplayers.

    7. Instructions for the Ec Dev Form-2015-Mar-30 **ADDED June 20, 2016**

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document for Information on How to fill in the Ec Dev Form Content.

    8. How to Cancel a Submission (and edit Submission Attributes) **ADDED July 5, 2016**

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document outlining step by step instructions to Cancel a Submission and edit Submission Attributes.

    9. User Manual for iPad PDFMaps Application **ADDED July 5, 2016**

      Click on the link above to download a PDF manual for PDFMaps Application on iPads. GPS collection, attributes, geotagged phtotos etc.

    10. How to Use Permissions

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document outlining how to use the Permissions Node on the TNG Stewardship Portal Submission forms.

    11. How to Name your Portal Submission

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document outlining how to name your TNG Stewardship Portal Submission.

    12. How to Attach and Name Attachments

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document outlining how to attach documents to the portal, Name your atttachments, and change the names on the fly, as well as view documents you have already submitted with spaces in the name.

    13. BCGov WMS Defined

      Spreadsheet outlining some of BC Government WMS (Web Map Services) layers available in Maplayers. Click on the link above to download a PDF document for a key to some of layers available from BC Government WMS (Web Map Services) on maplayers

    14. Tsilhqot'in Stewardship Agreement Renewal (TSA) - 2017-2020 Amended Agreement

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document of the Strategic Engagement Agreement Amendment signed between the BC Government and Tsilhqot'in National Government. **ADDED September 2015**

    15. How to Link a Child Submission to a Parent Submission

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document outlining a step by step guide to making a Child/Amendment submission.

    16. How to Create an Advanced Search Query with Examples

      Click on the link above to download a PDF document outlining a step by step guide to formulate Advanced Search Queries using SQL database programming language. Examples of built and tested queries available for cut and paste.

    17. Introduction to Maplayers

      Click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation introducing Maplayer features.

  3. Forms and Worksheet Templates

    1. Portal Access Request Form

      A user account is needed to log into the Stewardship Portal. Click on the link above, download and complete the word document then email it to the Portal Administrator to receive access to the Portal.

    2. Forestry Referral - Block Information Worksheet

      Please complete and attach this to your main forestry referral submission.

    3. TNG Forestry Planning Additional Questions - November 2013

      Please review the attached document template for additional questions to be answered regarding Forestry Planning Referrals.

    4. Photograph & GPS Field Sheet

      Print this form and take it to the field to document GPS Waypoints and photo numbers.

    5. TFA Engagement Request Letter - Template **Revised August 20, 2020**

      Please complete and attach this to your main TFA Engagement Request Submission.

    6. TFA Engagement Response - Template

      Please complete and attach this to TFA Engagement Response Submission.

    7. TFA Engagement Best Practises - Example **Revised August 20, 2020**

      Please review the attached sample TFA Engagement Request and Response for an example of how to fill in the TFA Engagement Request and what is expected in a TFA Response.

  4. Individual Forms and Shapefile Structures (schema) Explained

    Use these documents to view the structure and fields for each individual form and shapefile. In these documents you will find examples of what each field in the forms and the shapefiles should contain. The Form Schema Association document outlines which schemas are associated with each form.

    1. Form Schema Associations

    2. TFA Level 1 Notification

    3. TFA Engagement Request

    4. Engagement Level Change Request

    5. Forestry Referral

    6. Forestry Management Referral

    7. Mining Form for Industry

    8. Fieldtrip Photo Loading

    9. General Communication

    10. BC Hydro Form for BC Hydro Users

    11. Priority Sites Form for Heritage and Cultural Sites **NEW Form ADDED Oct 8, 2021**

    12. Nen Team Lessons Learned Form **NEW Form ADDED Nov 1, 2022**

    13. Federal Government of Canada Engagement Form **NEW Form ADDED Nov 28, 2022**

  5. Shapefile Templates

    Use these template shapefiles to ensure all attributes are properly formatted for submitting with the associated form. Please remember shapefiles must be in BC Albers protection, NAD83. All shapefiles must have singlepart geometry

    1. TFA Engagement Request - Sample Shapefiles

    2. Forestry Referral - Sample Shapefiles **NEW Version ADDED March 21, 2018**

    3. Forestry Management Planning Referral - Sample Shapefiles

    4. Mining Referrals - Industry - Sample Shapefiles

    5. Field Trip Photo Loading - Sample Shapefiles

    6. BC Hydro Referral - Sample Shapefiles

    7. Priority Sites - Sample Shapefiles **NEW Schemas ADDED October 8, 2021**

    8. Canada Engagement - Sample Shapefiles **NEW Schemas ADDED October 8, 2021**

  6. Maps

    1. 2021 Fire Season Time Lapse Video

      Temporal Map of Fire Progression in Tsilhqot'in Territory for 2021

    2. 2018 Fire Season Map - North Klinaklini Area

      Map of fire perimeters from August 2018 in the North Klinaklini Area

    3. 2018 Fire Season Map - Tzenzaicut Lake Area

      Map of fire perimeters from August 2018 in the Tzenzaicut Lake Area

    4. 2017 Fire Season Time Lapse Video

      Temporal Map of Fire Progression in Tsilhqot'in Territory for 2017

    5. 2017 Fire Season Map

      Map of fire perimeters in Tsilhqot'in Territory for September 2017

  7. Communication

    1. Priority Deferrals Technical Advisory Panel Summary

      Documentation regarding Old Growth Forest Deferral Strategy**NEW Added Nov 10, 2021**

    2. British Columbia Fisher Habitat and Forestry Web Module**NEW August 9, 2018**

      Fisher Habitat Tools and Information Website

    3. Proposed Recovery Strategy for the Southern Mountain Caribou Document

      Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou, Southern Mountain population (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Canada Report

    4. BC Website Link - Wildfires of Note**Updated Oct 16, 2018**

      BC Government Wildfire Service Link to list of current wildfires of note.

    5. TNG Website Home

      Tsilhqot'in National Government Website Homepage.

    6. TNG Website Current News

      Tsilhqot'in National Government News.

    7. TNG Website News and Media

      Tsilhqot'in National Government Archived Newsletters.