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Introducti'a <br />on <br />Journey with a Unity of Purpose <br />The Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form will help express your community's values and vision. <br />The goal is to create a path that can lead this vision to reality. This tool can help your community <br />embark on a "journey with a unity of purpose," a journey of self - reliance and self - determination. It <br />allows your community to summarize many important shared values and insights. These insights <br />can then guide change and growth in the community. Remember, planning is simply a way to manage <br />change. <br />You know your community. Some communities are strong and others are in trouble; most are a <br />mix. It is important to remember to begin your community building process wherever you are. If <br />you need help with very basic things, start your work with informal meetings such as parent groups, <br />dance group, mushers' associations, sewing groups, or school groups. Pick one thing and work on <br />it together. From that process, you can begin to make changes in your community. You can begin <br />a journey with a unity of purpose. <br />Before you begin to do your plan, read the entire guide. It is not long and it will give you an <br />overview. The plan process is laid out in a series of community meetings. Feel free to adjust the <br />meeting schedule and process to fit your community's own timetable. If you can't answer some of <br />the questions on a form, skip them and move on to the next question. This tool is just a guide. Use <br />it and adjust it to fit your own community needs.' <br />ape <br />Ariana Walker, Kotzebue <br />I Ir i Is" <br />1. Alaska Federation of Natives <br />3 <br />