Council Structure, Roles and Responsibilities
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is made up of a maximum of 26 members.
The board of directors’ are mandated by the Provincial, Territorial Aboriginal Sport Bodies in Canada and a collective of States within defined regions in the USA. Memberships are renewed annually through letters of mandate and a $500 fee.
The Officers
The Officers of the Council make up the Executive Committee and include the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Past President, Elder Advisor and senior staff are ex-officio members of the Executive Committee. Executive Committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting, hosted in the fall.
Regional membership
CANADA | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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Region 1 Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council |
Region 1 Alaska, Hawaii, Washington |
Region 2 Indigenous Sports Council Alberta |
Region 2 California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon |
Region 3 Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Métis Nation Saskatchewan |
Region 3 Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah |
Region 4 Manitoba Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Council |
Region 4 Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming |
Region 5 Aboriginal Sport & Wellness Council of Ontario |
Region 5 Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota |
Region 6 First Peoples Sports and Recreation Circle of the Eastern Door and the North |
Region 6 Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota |
Region 7 New Brunswick Aboriginal Sport & Recreation Association |
Region 7 Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas |
Region 8 Mik’maw Sport Council of Nova Scotia |
Region 8 Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin |
Region 9 Aboriginal Sport Circle of Prince Edward Island |
Region 9 Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island |
Region 10 Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Circle of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Region 10 New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania |
Region 11 Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle |
Region 11 Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia |
Region 12 Aboriginal Sport Circle of the Northwest Territories |
Region 12 Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina |
Region 13 Sport Nunavut |
Region 13 Alabama, Kentucky Mississippi, Tennessee |
Bolded states show where a regional representative is located |
Source: NAIG Council Business Plan & Constitution & Bylaws (2011)