Konrad Sioui is the current Grand Chef (Grand Chief) of Wendake

Wendake, Quebec

Wendake is the current name for the Huron-Wendat reserve, an enclave within Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. One of the Seven Nations of Canada, this was formerly known as Village-des-Hurons , and also as -Lorette....

, a native reserve near Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, Canada. He succeeded Max Gros-Louis

Max Gros-Louis

'Magella Gros-Louis AKA Max Gros-Louis or Oné Onti , son of Cecile Talbot and Gerard Gros-Louis is a Canadian politician and businessman in Quebec...

 in 2008.

Sioui is a hereditary chief of the Bear Clan of the Huron-Wendat Nation.

He represented the Assembly of First Nations

Assembly of First Nations

The Assembly of First Nations , formerly known as the National Indian Brotherhood, is a body of First Nations leaders in Canada...

 in Geneva from 1985 to 1992 while being the official and national spokesperson on constitutional reform issues between 1984 and 1994. He was a candidate in the AFN's 1994 leadership convention

Assembly of First Nations leadership conventions

Assembly of First Nations leadership elections are held every three years to elect the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Each chief of a First Nation in Canada is eligible to cast a vote. Currently there are 633 eligible voters.AFN rules state that a candidate needs 60% of the...

, but lost to Ovide Mercredi

Ovide Mercredi

Ovide William Mercredi, OM is an Aboriginal Canadian politician. He is Cree and a former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations....

.

Sioui Decision

Known as the Sioui Decision, Sioui won a unanimous decision at the Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...

 in 1991. The ruling acknowledged that a 1760 document signed between British General James Murray

James Murray (military officer)

James Murray FRS was a British soldier, whose lengthy career included service as colonial administrator and governor of the Province of Quebec and later as Governor of Minorca from 1778 to 1782.-Early life:He was a younger son of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank, and his wife Elizabeth...

and the Huron band is still valid as it was an international agreement entered into between sovereign nations.