St. Andrew's Charity BallIn support of the Douglas Hospital Foundation
Friday, November 22, 2024 Marriott Château Champlain Hotel 1050 de la Gauchetière West Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cocktails begin at 6:30 PM Dinner served at 8:00 PM Join us at the St. Andrew's Ball, one of the most prestigious and time-honoured events in Montreal's social calendar. Don't miss this gala evening of dining, dancing and Scottish pageantry.
Featured performers include:
Black Watch (RHR) of Canada Pipes and Drums The Directors Showband Stephenson School of Highland Dance |
2023 St. Andrew's Ball Guests of Honour
Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and Ms. Tami Rice Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer (Wolf Clan) is the elected Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. She was first elected to Council in 2009 and is serving her community in her fifth straight three-year term of office. She was elected as the first ever female Grand Chief in July 2021, making history for Kahnawà:ke. Grand Chief Sky-Deer’s current areas of focus in her role as Grand Chief are External Government Relations (Kahnawà:ke/Canada Relations), Nation Building, Border Crossing and Indigenous Relations and Governance (MCK and Community). Grand Chief Sky-Deer graduated from Vanier College in 1999 before moving to Florida to play women’s professional football. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida in 2008. She returned to her community of Kahnawà:ke that year and has been living and working in Kahnawà:ke ever since. Grand Chief Sky-Deer is very passionate about issues pertaining to the protection of inherent rights, the revitalization of the Mohawk Language and the survival of the Cultural Identity of her People. She spoke to the Standing Committee in the hearings for Bill S-3 and warned about the threat this posed to all First Nations people. Grand Chief Sky-Deer is also very interested in creating partnerships and ventures that will help the community |