TORONTO – An organization representing Ontario’s Indigenous chiefs have elected their first female leader.
Chiefs of Ontario announced that RoseAnne Archibald was voted Ontario Regional Chief at a leadership contest on the Nipissing First Nation on Wednesday.
Archibald succeeds Isadore Day, who came second in the vote after heading the organization since 2015.
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The organization says Archibald, a former Deputy Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation and previous grand chief for Mushkegowuk Council, was working as a consultant and artist prior to her election.
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She will now join the national executive of the Assembly of First Nations.
The Chiefs of Ontario is an advocacy organization representing 133 Indigenous communities located in the province.
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