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Name
Mandy Gull
Title
Deputy Grand Chief, Cree Nation
Bio
Mandy Gull is a member of the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi and is the second woman to be elected Deputy Grand Chief of the Cree Nation.
First elected to public office in 2014, she served as Deputy Chief of her home community, the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi. She held the Finance, Administration, Housing and Mining negotiation portfolios. She held a seat on the Executive Committee and led files that included mandates in the implementation of financial management and strategic planning for the community. As negotiator holding the mining portfolio, she was heavily involved in ensuring a strong relationship with, and understanding of, the mining industry and the companies operating in the Cree territory. Taking on a mandate to develop the economic role of mining for the benefit of her community, she was key in engaging partnerships and developing Waswanipi as a key player in the mining industry. Her successes included the creation of successful community-owned joint ventures in Camp and Janitorial services, Drilling and Exploration, and a construction company. She was instrumental in establishing Waswanipi as a key player within its traditional territory, and ensuring that mining exploration would be carried out so as to be aligned with community concerns and environmental protection.
Mandy has also represented the community in its efforts to protect the last intact forest in the Cree territory. This included developing partnerships with various non-governmental organizations and presenting the community’s positions at various venues that showcased the importance of protected areas for the Cree community. She had the unique opportunity to present the community’s position at the Sustainable Fashion summit in New York City and also at the Skoll Foundation at Oxford University in England.
She has also served as a representative of her community on the Cree Nation Government’s Council.
First elected to public office in 2014, she served as Deputy Chief of her home community, the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi. She held the Finance, Administration, Housing and Mining negotiation portfolios. She held a seat on the Executive Committee and led files that included mandates in the implementation of financial management and strategic planning for the community. As negotiator holding the mining portfolio, she was heavily involved in ensuring a strong relationship with, and understanding of, the mining industry and the companies operating in the Cree territory. Taking on a mandate to develop the economic role of mining for the benefit of her community, she was key in engaging partnerships and developing Waswanipi as a key player in the mining industry. Her successes included the creation of successful community-owned joint ventures in Camp and Janitorial services, Drilling and Exploration, and a construction company. She was instrumental in establishing Waswanipi as a key player within its traditional territory, and ensuring that mining exploration would be carried out so as to be aligned with community concerns and environmental protection.
Mandy has also represented the community in its efforts to protect the last intact forest in the Cree territory. This included developing partnerships with various non-governmental organizations and presenting the community’s positions at various venues that showcased the importance of protected areas for the Cree community. She had the unique opportunity to present the community’s position at the Sustainable Fashion summit in New York City and also at the Skoll Foundation at Oxford University in England.
She has also served as a representative of her community on the Cree Nation Government’s Council.
