Posted: Jul 13, 2021 6:22 PM PT | Last Updated: July 14
Jessica McCallum-Miller was elected to city council in Terrace, B.C., in 2018 at the age of 25. (Michelle Ghoussoub/CBC)
The first Indigenous person elected to city council in Terrace, B.C., says racist jokes and a complaint launched against her after she was interviewed about violence against women contributed to her decision to leave politics.
Jessica McCallum-Miller, 27, was elected to council in 2018, at the age of 25. She says her young age, along with her Gitxsan, Nisga a and Tsimshian heritage made her feel alone when tackling issues relating to women and Indigenous people in the community.
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