2008 Conference Host Communities
CANDO is excited to announce the 15th Annual CANDO National Conference & AGM to be held in Montreal, Quebec, October 5-8, 2008. CANDO will have the honour of working with two host organizations, the Cree Regional Authority and Tewatohnhi'saktha (Kahnawake Economic Development Commission).
Please click on each community title to read more. The Grand Council of the Crees is the political body that represents the approximately (2003) 14,000 Crees or “Eeyouch†(“Eenouch†– Mistissini dialect), as they call themselves, of eastern James Bay and Southern Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec. The Grand Council has twenty members: a Grand Chief and Deputy-Grand Chief elected at large by the Eeyouch, the chiefs elected by each of the nine Cree communities, and one other representative from each community. The present Grand Chief is Matthew Mukash and the Deputy Grand Chief is Ashley Iserhoff. The Council’s head office is in the Cree community of Nemaska, although it also has offices in Montreal and Ottawa.
Tewatohnhi'saktha (Kahnawake Economnic Development Commission) is an umbrella entity to promote economic development for the community. It was created by legislation passed by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake on May 10, 1999 and came into effect on June 10, 1999. Tewatohnhi'saktha operates at arm’s length from the MCK; however, it is accountable to them and to the community for its action and results.
