Change is the word: Meet the seven candidates for AFN national chief

The Assembly of First Nations will elect a new national chief on July 7. Four men and three women are in the running, coming from First Nations communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.

Outgoing Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is pictured speaking at the AFN's special chiefs assembly on federal legislation, held in Gatineau in May 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 16, 2021

Candidates looking to lead the Assembly of First Nations say it's time for change—change within the assembly, and change for First Nations people across Canada. The AFN will elect a new national chief on July 7 to replace the outgoing Perry Bellegarde, who has led the organization since 2014, hav...

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