Established in 1999, the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) represents 34 Anishinaabe and Dakota Nations in what is now southern Manitoba, and more than 87,000 citizens. SCO is an independent political organization that protects, preserves, promotes, and enhances First Nations peoples’ inherent rights, languages, customs, and traditions through the application and implementation of the spirit and intent of the Treaty-making process.
The Southern Chiefs’ Organization was established to:
- Assist members First Nations in the advancement and achievement of their goals as mandated by the Chiefs meeting in Summit.
- Provide a common front for initiatives mandated by the Chiefs meeting in Summit.
- Promote and assist member First Nations in providing good government for their First Nations.
- Assist member First Nations in promoting and defending Treaty and Aboriginal rights as mandated by the Chiefs-in-Summit.
- Assist member First Nations in holding the Crown and holding the Federal and Provincial governments responsible for the fulfillment of their fiduciary duties and other responsibilities and obligations.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to select a bidder to provide a high-quality level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality to serve as Chief Electoral Officer for the election of a Grand Chief at the June 2024 Chiefs-in-Summit.
The Special Chiefs-in-Summit will occur on June 25 and 26, 2024, in Treaty One Territory.
Read more and download our Request for Proposal (PDF) here!
Please email completed proposals to: SCOelection2024@scoinc.mb.ca