Chief Isadore Day Declares for Ontario Regional Chief – Net Newsledger

April 10, 2015

THUNDER BAY – ANISHINABEK – Isadore Day Wiindawtegowinini, currently Chief of Serpent River First Nation (SRFN), announced his candidacy for the position of Ontario Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), which will take place this June on Treaty #3 Territory.

“With careful consideration, I’m formally announcing my candidacy for the position of Ontario Regional Chief.  If elected, I will put every effort toward ensuring that our rights and jurisdictions as First Nations are fully recognized, respected and honoured. My highest priority will be placed on ‘Securing a Future for Our Children.’ In my 10 year experience as a Chief, I know this can only be achieved through the assertion of our rights and taking full responsibility for what happens on our ancestral lands.”

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