1. COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE AND ACTION PLANNING –

COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE AND ACTION PLANNING – GOVERNANCE BODY: Canada and the United States commit to request the IJC to invite representatives of the federal and Ktunaxa Governments, the Province of British Columbia and the States of Idaho and Montana (hereafter referred to as “the Governments”), to a series of targeted engagements convened and facilitated by the IJC to assist the Governments as. [...] Canada and the United States commit to ask the IJC to (1) convene the Governments and facilitate 1 ʔakisq̓nuk, ʔaq̓am, Yaqan Nuʔkiy, Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. [...] 1 conversations, (2) assist to develop a draft Terms of Reference, and (3) provide the Commission’s insights and expertise on the Terms of Reference, the structure of a Governance Body, and the possible role of the IJC with regard to the Governance Body. [...] The Governance Body would: (1) review reports and recommendations from the Study Board; (2) identify and recommend actions and resources needed to fill priority data, monitoring, research, and reporting needs; (3) identify complementary and non-duplicative opportunities, supported by science and Indigenous knowledge, to reduce and mitigate the impacts of water pollution and protect the people and. [...] IJC STUDY BOARD Canada and the United States commit to request the IJC to convene experts and knowledge holders in an IJC Study Board to conduct transparent and coordinated transboundary data and knowledge sharing; share, synthesize, and analyze data and information to support a common understanding of pollution within the Kootenai/y watershed and the impacts of that pollution on people and specie.