The Anishinabek Nation Council is supported by five Advisory Councils:
Getzidjig Advisory Council
Kwe-Wuk Advisory Council
Eshki-niigijig Advisory Council
Niizhwaadziwag Advisory Council
Niniwag Advisory Council
The five Advisory Councils meet from time to time as individual groups or collectively, to discuss areas of concern, review and provide advice on Anishinabek Nation program initiatives and engage in nation-building activities.
The Anishinabek Nation Getzidjig Advisory Council acts in an advisory capacity to Anishinabek Nation Leadership, providing direction for consideration by elected leaders.
The Getzidjig Advisory Council members are:
Anishinabek Nation Head Getzit Mishoomis Richard Assinewai
Getzit Mishoomis James Mishquart
Ookomis Elsie Bissaillion (Lake Huron Region)
Ookomis Donna Debassige (Lake Huron Region)
Mishoomis Gerard Sagassige (Southeast Region)
Vacant
Vacant – Northern Superior Region
Mishoomis Leroy Dolson (Southwest Region)
There have been Nation Council members who have passed on to the Spirit World. Each one has left a lasting impression and legacy.
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The Anishinabek Nation Kwe-Wuk Advisory Council supports the restoration of Anishinabek Nation governance and jurisdiction through advocacy and coordination. They advise, represent, encourage, and offer strength in building safe and healthy families and communities.
The Anishinabek Nation Kwe-Wuk Advisory Council represents the women’s voice and issues at the leadership level, and advocates on their behalf. They are the collective voice of the Anishinabek Nation Kwe-Wuk to the overall development and implementation of the Nation Building/Wedokdodwin (the Anishinabek Nation’s strategic plan for political action).
The Kwe-Wuk Advisory Council members are:
Donna Debassige (Lake Huron Region) (Interim Member)
Betsy Kechego (Southwest Region)
Nora Sawyer (Southeast Region)
Evelyn Stone (Northern Superior Region)
The Anishinabek Nation’s Eshki-niigijig Advisory Council is the voice and the leadership for youth-related issues within the Anishinabek Nation. The Eshki-niigijig Advisory Council represents Anishinabek Nation youth at the regional, provincial and national levels. They also service in an advisory capacity to the Anishinabek Nation’s nation-building process for self-determination and traditional governance, which is an objective of Wedokdodwin.
The Eshki-niigijig Advisory Council members are:
Pierre Debassige, Lake Huron Region Male Representative and Bonnet Holder
Brittnee Waindubence, Lake Huron Female Representative
Mackenzie Courchene, Northern Superior Region Female Representative
Marcus Alexander Hardy, Northern Superior Region Male Representative
Lance Copegog, Southeast Region Male Representative
Terra Roy, Southeast Region Female Representative
Kingson Huff, Southwest Region Male Representative
Katelyn Peters, Southwest Region Female Representative
Pictured from left to right: Katelyn Peters, Brittnee Waindubence, Terra Roy, Lance Copegog, Kingson Huff, Pierre Debassige. Not pictured: Mackenzie Courchene, Marcus Alexander Hardy.
The Niizhwaadziwag (2SLGBTQQAI+) Advisory Council advocates Niizhwaadziwag-related issues in the Anishinabek Nation’s nation-building process for traditional governance, which is an objective of the Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin.
The Niizhwaadziwag Advisory Council members are:
NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun
Heidi Whetung
Aaron Bowerman
This Advisory Council advocates on Niniwag-related issues in an advisory capacity to the Anishinabek Nation’s nation-building process and traditional governance, which is an objective of the Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin.
The Niniwag Advisory Council members are:
From left, Jack Trudeau and Bryan Bellefeuille
