‘All my life, I’ve been a leader’: Perry Bellegarde on leaving the AFN, and what comes next

Getting non-Indigenous Canadians to view inequality as more than a First Nations issue is the key to effecting change, says Perry Bellegarde.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured during the AFN's Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatineau, Que., in 2018. Mr. Bellegarde's last day with the AFN is July 7, 2021.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

December 21, 2020

Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde says he hasn’t decided on his next steps after he leaves the AFN in July—but leadership is on his mind. Mr. Bellegarde spoke with Th...

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