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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 ...
Eric Redhead is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election in 2022. Before entering provincial politics, Redhead served two terms as chief of the Shamattawa First Nation, and briefly served as acting Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. [1]
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.
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.
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.
In August 1997, Bushie was elected Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, serving until 2000. [1] Bushie was one of the creators of devolution, which transferred child welfare services to First Nation and Métis authorities. [1] In 2007, Bushie was defeated in an election to become head of the Southern Chiefs Organization. [1]
The FPP was created following a 1993 resolution of the Assembly of Manitoba chiefs that advocated a political party focused on aboriginal issues. [5] The party argued that all native peoples in Canada have an inherent right to self-government and that the country's traditional political parties were not addressing aboriginal concerns.