The Assembly of First Nations still does not have a national chief after five rounds of voting July 8, 2021 By Lynda Powless Editor Former Ontario regional chief RoseAnne Archibald only 39 votes from becoming first woman to lead the AFN OTTAWA- The Assembly of First Nations is headed into a sixth round of voting after neither RoseAnne Archibald or Reginald Bellerose garnered enough votes to take the leadership. RoseAnne Archibald took 205 votes and 50.5% of the votes cast. Reginald Bellerose took 144 votes and 35.5 % of the vote. Archibald now has a significant lead heading into the sixth round and is closer to becoming the first woman to lead the national organization before the night is over. Archibald is also the first woman to lead the Chiefs of Ontario.