The National Members Council provides advice to the board of directors on a range of matters including the research and strategic plans of the Corporation, they elect the board of directors, approve the Centre’s audits and annual financial reports and approves changes to the Centre’s corporate bylaws.

The following individuals are the current members of the National Members Council:

1. Doreen Spence
2. Elijah Harper
3. Lee Ahenakew
4. Terry Goodtrack
5. Robin Henry
6. Troy Jerome
7. Joan Jack
8. Tom Laronde
9. Shannin Metatawabin
10. Steven Williams
11. Roger Adolph
12. Mark Calliou
13. Melanie Daniels
14. Cathy Ginnish
15. William Lomax
16. Lynda Powless
17. Douglas Sanderson
18. Mark Sark
19. Fred Shaughnessy
20. Sandra Delaronde
21. Fred Metallic
22. Betty Kennedy
23. Alan Adams
24. Fred Tolmie

Elders

• Elders have always played a central role in various Indigenous communities which is an inter-generational process.
• Elders are keepers of traditional knowledge. They are the guardians of our culture.
• They are often referred to as the wise ones, the teachers and healers of our respective communities.
• Elders in our various communities are those recognized and highly respected for their knowing, teaching, and living the traditional ways.
• In many instances they are also the healers and glue that hold us together.
• Elders embody the world through the eyes of our ancestors… Elders represent another way of viewing the universe.
• The elders are the body of knowledge that encompasses our indigenous belief systems, ways of thinking and behaving.
• Elders emulate our ceremonies, stories, songs, dances, and language.
• Every board of directors must review and amend policies to ensure elders are valued and respected thus maintaining their rightful place of honor as keepers of knowledge of our sacred ways of life.