RoseAnne Archibald of Ontario is the first woman to ever serve as the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
CANADA - RoseAnne Archibald is the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations and she's the first woman to ever take on the role.
She is part of the Taykwa Tagamou Nation in northern Ontario and she landed the job after five rounds of voting at the AFN general assembly. Her rival, Reginald Bellerose of Saskatchewan, conceded before the fifth round began.
The voting spanned two days and neither Archibald or Bellerose were able to secure the 60 percent of support needed for the win.
As the national chief, Archibald would like to build a solid post-pandemic recovery plan for First Nations and increase the involvement of women, youth and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community in the AFN's political processes.
She's taking over for Perry Bellegarde, who served as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations for almost 7 years.

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