The Assembly of First Nations national chief election is underway with three front-runners and no winner emerging after a first-ballot vote on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially drawn-out, multi-round contest lasting into the evening.
Cindy Woodhouse, the AFN’s current regional chief for Manitoba, came out ahead with 35.1 per cent support from the 444 First Nations leaders who voted. David Pratt, first vice-chief for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Saskatchewan, trails with 25.6 per cent support.
Sheila North, former grand chief of the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak and runner-up in the 2018 national chief election, is in third with 13.9
