Whereas the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development deems it advisable for the good government of the Eskasoni Band that the council of the band, consisting of a chief and councillors, shall, beginning on May 1, 2004, be selected by elections to be held in accordance with the Indian Act;

Therefore, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to subsection 74(1) of the Indian Act, hereby makes the annexed Eskasoni Band Council Elections Order.

Gatineau, Quebec, April 30, 2004