The Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki announced that seven young Abenaki hockey players each received full hockey gear from the Goals and Dreams program funded by the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The event took place on April 5 at the Bell Centre in the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation luxury suite where our youth, [...]
The fourth edition of the annual Défi Course à la vie was held on Thursday, September 4 in Odanak. More than 100 people attended the event and nearly $1,800 was raised and given to Innu Meshkenu and the Fondation prévention suicide les Deux Rives. We would kindly like to thank all the participants. It's always [...]
-The Abénakis of Odanak have from time immemorial used and occupied their Lands and possess the Seigneurial rights; -The Abénakis of Odanak have the inherent right to govern themselves and their lands; -The Abénakis of Odanak desire to protect their members living on their reserve lands in accordance with their culture and traditions; -The Abénakis [...]
The Abenakis of Odanak and Wôlinak have decided to take legal action against the discriminatory aspects that still exist in the Indian Act following the adoption of Bill C-31 in 1985. The aim is to promote the equality of all Abenaki people with regard to access to Indian status and to promote unity and cohesion [...]
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. [...]
