Tribal Council
Seven seats. Three districts and one at large seat, each elected to a four year term, with elections held in June of alternating years.
Every person on this page is invented. The names, the districts, the terms and the biographies are examples written for a demonstration. They point at no real officeholder of any Nation.
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Chairperson
Dale Whitcomb
Elected Chairperson in 2024 after eight years on Council. Chairs the Finance and Intergovernmental committees and signs on the Nation’s behalf. Holds open office hours on the first Wednesday of each month at the Community Hall, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with no appointment needed.
- Term ends
- June 2028
- Phone
- 555-0102
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Vice Chairperson, Shore District
Marie Doucette
Second term. Chairs the Health and Human Services committee and sits on the Housing board. Worked twenty two years at the Health Clinic before election, most of it in home care.
- Term ends
- June 2028
- Phone
- 555-0108
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Council Member, Wharf District
George Ives
Third term. Chairs the Natural Resources committee. Fished the Nation’s waters for thirty years and pushed the current shellfish management plan through Council in 2023.
- Term ends
- June 2027
- Phone
- 555-0109
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Council Member, North District
Carol Pelletier
First term. Chairs the Education and Culture committee, which oversees the Language Department and the immersion school. Retired teacher.
- Term ends
- June 2027
- Phone
- 555-0110
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Council Member, North District
Leon Beaulieu
Second term. Sits on Finance and on the Public Safety committee. Ran the Public Works yard for eleven years before election.
- Term ends
- June 2028
- Phone
- 555-0112
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Council Member, Shore District
Stephanie Rowan
First term, elected in 2025 in the special election for the seat left vacant that spring. Chairs the Enrollment committee and sits on Education and Culture.
- Term ends
- June 2027
- Phone
- 555-0113
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Council Member, At large
Russell Gaudet
Fourth term and the longest serving member of the current Council. Chairs the Ordinance committee and led the 2022 rewrite of the Nation’s environmental code.
- Term ends
- June 2028
- Phone
- 555-0114
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Bringing something to Council
Speak at a regular meeting
Sign the speaker list at the door before the meeting opens. The floor period is thirty minutes and each speaker has three minutes. No advance notice is needed and no subject is off limits.
Ask for an item on the agenda
Written requests go to the Tribal Secretary on 555-0103 at least ten days before the meeting. The Secretary will tell you which committee should see it first.
Talk to a member directly
Every member's phone number is on this page. The Chairperson holds open office hours the first Wednesday of each month, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Community Hall, with no appointment needed.