Andrea Paul was elected regional chief for the province by the 13 First Nations chiefs in Nova Scotia. The election process lasted two days following 20 rounds of voting through four candidates.
Mi'kmaw lawyer Judy White was appointed to the senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. In 2019, she was the first Indigenous woman to lead the Human Rights Commission.
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