Doug Cuthand: New Assembly of First Nations chief faces challenges
The prize is a three-year term where the lucky winner fights off federal politicians, the bureaucracy and the assembly's own chiefs.
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The prize is a three-year term where the lucky winner fights off federal politicians, the bureaucracy and the assembly's own chiefs.
OTTAWA — Assembly of First Nations organizers sent delegates home without a new national chief late Wednesday after six rounds of balloting failed to produce a winner with enough votes to clear the 60 per cent threshold necessary for victory.
Former Batchewana First Nation head loses bid for national chief at special assembly in Ottawa.
The Assembly of First Nations is headed into a fifth round of voting to choose a new national chief. Cindy Woodhouse, the current regional chief for Manitoba, continues to lead her closest challenger: David Pratt, vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.
Former Batchewana First Nation head loses bid for national chief at special assembly in Ottawa.