Métis Nation – Saskatchewan (MN-S) has a new president.
Glen McCallum, who is from Pinehouse, was elected on May 27 to head the organization.
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He was previously an area director with the MN-S.
McCallum took 1,015 votes, followed by Karen LaRocque with 880.
Gerald Morin will return as vice-president.
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Ashley Norton was elected secretary and Mary Ann Morin was elected treasurer.
“This election marks a return to open, democratic Métis Nation government in Saskatchewan,” Métis National Council president Clément Chartier said in a statement.
“The large turnout is testimony to the strong desire of Métis Nation citizens in Saskatchewan for the MN-S to renew its historic mission of securing the rights and interests of the Métis.”
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Nearly 5,000 members of Saskatchewan’s Métis community cast a ballot.
This is the first election MN-S has held in five years following years of in-fighting.
The federal government held back funding in November 2014 after the MN-S failed to set a date for a legislative assembly.
Funding was partially restored to allow the MN-S to hold a legislative assembly in July 2016, another this past January and for the costs required to hold the election.
Officials have five days to verify the vote.
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