On October 19, nominations were held for candidates for Chief and Councillors for the Abenakis of Odanak Council. Candidates had three hours to submit their applications, from 9am to noon. For a nomination to be valid, two people had to support the candidate, one to propose the candidate and the other to second the proposal. From noon to 3pm, the electoral officer, Mr. Yves Landry, called all the candidates to explain the course of the election campaign. On Saturday, October 26, from 1pm to 5pm, a meeting was held in Albany, NY, to allow candidates to introduce themselves and their election platform to Abenaki members of this region. On November 30, from 8am to 8pm, the elections were held. The counting was done the next day and the results were announced in the evening.

W8banaki Pilaskw Janurary 2014