Page 92 ed a contract with the T own of Du breuville for road maintenance One of the driving engines behind MCFN s pursuit of joint venture partnership is the Missanabie Cree Business Corporation which was created in 2014 The MCBC is run by a volutneer board that meets twice a month to set priorities for business opportunities and ven Missanabie Cr ee First Nation V ision Statement W e ar e the Anishnabe of the Missanabie Cr ee First Nation whose vision is to have a united and selfgoverning body that will determine our destiny guided by the seven laws W e have a vision of a leader ship that is open honest trustworthy a leadership with conviction accessible to the people a leadership that is pr ogr es sive yet r espectful of our traditions values and beliefs a leadership with conf dence always watchful and assertive in pr otecting and pr eserving the tr eaty and aboriginal rights of our people a leadership that is dir ected by our people and with exclusive accountability to our people and our people alone W e have a vision of our community r e established on the traditional lands that wer e once the homeland of our ancestors wher e institutions of our government economy and education can once again thrive W e have a vision of a people wher e indi viduals and families can stand str ong and f nd healing thr ough tradition and spirituality individuals and families who ar e loving and compassionate W e have a vision of a people who ar e bi cultural and bilingual a people who can walk in both worlds contributing to our wellbeing the wellbeing of our br other and sister First Nations contributing and competing globally W e have a vision of a Nation of people who r espect the dignity of all a people who f nd balance thr ough equality of all ages male and female alike W e have a vision of people who r espect the envir onment harvesting and r eaping the r esour ces of the land in a sustainable manner as r esponsible stewards for the use of futur e generations W e ar e the Anishnabe of the Missanabie Cr ee First Nation whose vision it is to r egain and r estor e our rightful place and thr ough the str ength of our people never again be denied our place in society tures to pursue On June 5 2019 Missanabie Cree and about 15 compa nies with which it has signed partnerships will be featured at the Canadian Mining Expo 2019 First Nations Pavilion The Pavilion will provide an opportunity for everyone to f nd out about the benef ts of joint venture agreements Contd from pg 89 Page 90