Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Predecessor | Manitoba Indian Brotherhood |
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Formation | 1988 |
Headquarters | 137-476 Madison St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 1J1 |
Grand Chief | Cathy Merrick |
Main organ | Chiefs-in-Assembly |
Website | manitobachiefs.com |
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC; preceded by the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood, MIB) is an
The Grand Chief is Cathy Merrick of Cross Lake.[2]
History
Preceding the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs was the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood (MIB), which was created in the late 1960s as a province-wide body to provide a common voice for First Nations in Manitoba.[3]
The MIB presented their landmark
The body would dissolve by the early 1980s due to the difficulties of an increasingly elaborate agenda and emerging regional interests. An "All Chiefs Unity Assembly" eventually convened in 1987 to adopt by
In 1990, the title of Provincial Leader for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs was changed to Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.[3] In September 1994, the AMC adopted its constitution.[7]
Leaders
Term / Year elected | Grand Chief[i] | Nation |
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1987–1989 | Louis Stevenson
|
Peguis First Nation |
1989–1997 | Phil Fontaine | Sagkeeng First Nation |
1997–2000 | Rod Bushie | Hollow Water First Nation |
2000–2005 | Dennis White Bird | Rolling River First Nation |
2005-2011 | Ron Evans | Norway House Cree Nation |
2011-2017 | Derek Nepinak | Minegoziibe Anishinabe (Pine Creek First Nation) |
2017–2022 | Arlen Dumas | Mathias Colomb Cree Nation |
2022-2022 (incumbent) | Cornell McLean | Lake Manitoba First Nation |
2022 | Cathy Merrick | (Cross Lake, Manitoba) |
Mandated organizations
The mandated organizations of AMC include:[8]
- Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC), established in 1998
- Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba (TRCM), opened in 2005
- First Peoples Economic Growth Fund, established in 2005
- First Peoples Development Inc. (FPDI), established in 2012
- First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba, established in 2013
See also
References
- ^ a b "About". Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ AMC. "Grand Chief's Office". Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ a b c AMC. "History & Mandate". Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ a b Wahbung: Our Tomorrows, October 1971
- ^ Kirkness, Verna (2008), "Wahbung: Our Tomorrows – 37 Years Later", UBC Open Library, Vancouver, BC, retrieved July 13, 2016
- ^ Courchene (Nh Gaani Aki mini—Leading Earth Man), Dave (October 1971), "Wahbung: The Position Paper: a return to the Beginning for our Tomorrows: An Elder's Perspective" (PDF), Anishnabe Nation, Eagle Clan Sagkeeng First Nation, p. 8, retrieved July 13, 2016[permanent dead link]
- ^ Constitution of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
- ^ Hunter, Chris. "Mandated Organizations". Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
Notes
- ^ Known as Provincial Leader until 1990.
External links