Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) likes to portray itself as the \u201cgoverning\u201d body of the Six Nations of the Grand River. A community of Haudenosaunee peoples who settled along the banks of the Grand River 241 years ago. A community that went through the attempted overthrow of its governing body, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, a body that still exists to this day and continues to hold its meetings, meeting with governing officials from the federal, provincial and even municipal governments and international reps as well over the many, many years. At the same time the community deals with an imposed elected system that oversees government departments. As a result, the community has lived in a state of governing flux for almost 10 generations, floating between the two governing bodies. The Six… <\/p>\n
Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) likes to portray itself as the \u201cgoverning\u201d body of the Six Nations of the Grand River. A community of Haudenosaunee peoples who settled along the banks of the Grand River 241 years ago. A community that went through the attempted overthrow of its governing body, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, a body that still exists to this day and continues to hold its meetings, meeting with governing officials from the federal, provincial and even municipal governments and international reps as well over the many, many years. At the same time the community deals with an imposed elected system that oversees government departments. As a result, the community has lived in a state of governing flux for almost 10 generations, floating between the two governing bodies. The Six... <\/p>\n