Formed in 2004, the MNCC is a non-profit corporation created to increase the involvement of Maliseet people in the decision making processes in our traditional territory – the Saint John River watershed and Bay of Fundy. The Board of Directors for MNCC is comprised of the six Maliseet Chiefs in New Brunswick governing a staff of six full-time employees.
The largest watershed in Atlantic Canada, the Saint John River watershed is a huge region comprising an area of 13.4 million acres extending from the St. Lawrence in Quebec to the Bay of Fundy – a total distance of 673 kilometers.
MNCC will promote and advance Wolastoqiyik co-management of the Saint John River (Wolastoq) watershed and ecosystem through conservation and stewardship, education and respecting our traditional knowledge and the work carried out by our ancestors. We do this on behalf of our present and future generations.