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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC; preceded by the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood, MIB) is an association that advocates on issues affecting First Nations in Manitoba. Representing all of the 63 First Nations in the province, it advocates on behalf of over 151,000 First Nation citizens in Manitoba. [1]
She then became the second female Chief of Pimicikamak and served in this role until 2018. As Chief, Merrick supported the development of a $55 million healthcare centre within the community. In October 2022, Merrick became the first woman to be elected Grand Chief to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, succeeding Arlen Dumas. She was re-elected ...
Ron Evans (born 1957) is a former clergyman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is the former Chief for the Norway House Cree Nation and former Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. [1] A former priest in the Anglican Church of Canada, Evans is also a prominent figure in the Aboriginal community of northern Manitoba.
He represents the electoral district of Keewatinook as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party. He is a member of the Hollow Water First Nation, [1] and was a candidate for the leadership of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in 2008. [2] He serves as Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations NDP. [3]
The next year, in 1991, he was elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and served for three consecutive terms. In 1997 he was elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations for the first time. Following his first term as national chief, Fontaine was appointed chief commissioner of the Indian Claims Commission.
Additionally, First Nations in Manitoba are represented by 3 active provincial political organizations divided on a north-south basis: the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, and the Southern Chiefs Organization. Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations is the department of the Manitoba government ...
In 2017, Dumas was elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, succeeding Derek Nepinak. [2] In 2019 he left the role for two weeks following an accusation of catfishing, [5] [6] with the role being temporarily filled by Chief Sheldon Kent of Black River First Nation. [7] He was re-elected to the role in 2021.
The Peace Village was initiated by several groups in Winnipeg including the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) and the Original Women's Network. [3] Co-chair and founding member of the Original Women's Network and Director of the AMC, Shirley Olson, passed away early on in the second week of September.