Elected chief of Salt River First Nation wants to end fighting and be given a chance to lead – CBC

Apr 10, 2024

Toni Heron was suspended less than a month after being elected

It’s been a year and a half since Toni Heron was elected chief of Salt River First Nation, N.W.T., but she’s still waiting for a chance to properly step into that role.

Speaking publicly for the first time on the latest court battle, Heron told CBC it’s been a long, drawn-out process and not something that she saw coming when she was elected.

“When you get elected into a position, you’re there to work for the people who elected you,” she said. “I was elected by the members to do a duty. And that duty is to the membership.”

In the most recent development, the acting chief and council called a special meeting last Thursday to ask the membership to vote whether to completely remove Heron from power.

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