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RoseAnne Archibald hails from the Taykwa Tagamou Nation, located in Northern Ontario, near Cochrane. (Lauria Barrios/Anishinabek Nation)
THUNDER BAY Nishnawbe Aski Nation s acting grand chief says he feels a tremendous sense of pride and optimism following the election of RoseAnne Archibald, the first female national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Archibald, the former Ontario regional chief, defeated Saskatchewan s Reginald Bellerose on the fifth ballot, the election results revealed on Thursday afternoon.
It s a historic first and Archibald is well-suited for the task at hand, during challenging times for Canada s Indigenous population, still reeling from the discovery of hundreds of children s bodies buried on former residential school sites in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, said NAN s acting Grand Chief, Walter Naveau.
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By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Two years after the Indigenous Languages Act became law, Canadian Heritage has appointed the four-member commission that is tasked with reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining and strengthening Indigenous languages.
On June 14, Ronald Ignace was named commissioner. He is joined by three directors, Robert Watt (Inuit), Georgina Liberty (Metis) and Joan Greyeyes (First Nations). They make up the members of the Office of the Commission for Indigenous Languages (OCIL).
“Some of our languages are hanging by a thread having lost all or nearly all their speakers,” said Ignace, noting there are more than 70 Indigenous languages across the country.