KBF – 1/16/2018 – Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come

Last KBF we were honored to have special guest Dr. Matthew Coon Come, former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec and graduate of the River Bible Institute.


Matthew Coon Come (born 1956) is a Canadian politician and activist of Cree descent. He was National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations from 2000 to 2003. Born near Mistissini, Quebec, Coon Come was first educated at LaTuqe Indian Residential School, in LaTuqe, Quebec, part of the residential school system.


He later studied political science at Trent University and law at McGill University. Coon come was first elected as grand chief and chairman of Quebec’s Grand Council of the Crees in 1987.


He became known internationally for his efforts to defend the fundamental rights of the First Nations peoples, notably in the campaign against the Quebec government’s James Bay hydroelectric project.



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