The career path of RoseAnne Archibald, the first female grand chief of the Assembly of First Nations, is filled with “firsts.”
The first female chief of Taykwa Tagamou Nation (Ontario), elected in 1990 at age 23. The first deputy grand chief of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation, an alliance of 51 First Nations across northern Ontario. The first grand chief of Mushkegowuk Council, representing eight Cree Nations. And so on.
In a world dominated by First Nations male leaders, Archibald has made her mark.
Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair spoke with Archibald on the “difficult” task of leading the AFN.
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Was it a glitch to put in a
Was it a glitch to put in a huge picture of the journalist rather than the subject?
I can't support enough, Archibald's calls for financial accountability and transparency. Most FN governments don't have even minimal financial accountability, always a path to rampant corruption with public funds.
Agree on the photo.
Agree on the photo.
And I really don't like links that point to fire-walled articles when I subscribe here.
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