Elsipogtog elects six women to council, achieving gender parity ‘for the first time in recorded history’ – NB Media Co-op
April 24, 2026
Elsipogtog First Nation inaugurated six women and six men to council recently following band elections.
It’s the “first time in recorded history” that Elsipogtog council had achieved that milestone, said Nation Administrator Bo Augustine in his remarks at the inauguration event on March 30.
Elsipogtog is the largest Indigenous community in New Brunswick, with an overall population of 3,678.
The community is governed by a chief and 12 councillors. Last term, the council consisted of 11 men and one woman.
