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To diversify and grow a sustainable arts, crafts and cultural economy in Eeyou Istchee involving partnership among Cree Artist Artisans and Cree communities that will preserve, promote and enhance the heritage of the Eeyou Nation while both encouraging contemporary means of expression and maintaining Cree Culture, Values, traditions and skills.
“Living Cree Arts and Crafts !”
This short expression has four strong meanings that will drive how we do things :
- Our Artists and Craftsmen are living witnesses of our culture and heritage;
- Our Arts and Crafts are the expressions of how we live and who we are;
- Our Artists and Craftsmen will live off their talents;
- As long as Cree Arts and Crafts will be alive, Cree people will be strong.
For these reasons, we must fulfill the visionary project of our leaders at the time of JBNQA. Supporting Artists and Craftsmen and their works is helping all Eeyou Istchee.
- Develop and be responsible for and supervise programs for the development of the Cree natives arts and crafts industry;
- Facilitate the establishment of Cree central marketing service that shall assist individual Crees or Cree communities in marketing and related services for arts and crafts in all markets of the world;
- Facilitate the availability to Cree individuals or Cree communities of such material or equipment as may be required for the creation of Cree native arts and crafts;
- Coordinate efforts with other Cree entities when needed for the support and promotion of Cree native arts and crafts.
CNACA has four different categories of clients in delivering its mission and objectives :
- Cree Artists and Craftsmen as they create objects and expressions of emotions
- Cree people, especially youth, as they will be proud of their Arts and Crafts and of themselves
- Customers who will buy and support our arts and crafts
- General public as they will acknowledge Cree culture and Cree talents
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