Assembly of First Nations elects Cindy Woodhouse as new national chief

Woodhouse was the AFN’s lead negotiator for an unprecedented $23-billion child welfare settlement deal with the federal government.

Cindy Woodhouse, the Assembly of First Nations' new national chief, speaks to a crowd after being sworn into the position at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Dec. 7.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

December 7, 2023

The Assembly of First Nations’ Manitoba regional chief, Cindy Woodhouse, has won a special election to become the organization's new national chief following a period of turmoil that saw her predecessor, RoseAnne Archibald, ousted two years into her three-year term.

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