Sunday, June 6, 2021

CANDIDATES FOR AFN NATIONAL CHIEF ELECTION 2021

 


CANDIDATES FOR AFN NATIONAL CHIEF

2021 ELECTION































Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Alberta Votes 2019 Indigenous



Alberta Votes 2019 - #IndigPoli Coverage
By Joshua Brass-Fraser | April 10, 2019
RE: INDIGENOUS CANDIDATES AND PLATFORMS







 





KIRBY SMITH
NDP Candidate | Cardston-Siksika
Blackfoot (Piikani) 
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER


JOE PIMLOTT
NDP Candidate | Calgary Peigan
Metis


SHANNON DUNFIELD
NDP Candidate | Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Cree, Beaver, Iroquois and Métis
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER





LEILA HOULE
Cree (Whitefish Lake #128)


NICOLE WILLIAMS
UCP Candidate | Edmonton West Henday
Metis


KARA BARKER


UCP Candidate | Edmonton Riverview
Cree Ancestry




ALBERTA LIBERAL PARTY INDIGENOUS PLATFORM



MICHELLE ROBINSON
ALP Candidate | Calgary East
Yellowknives Dene


JARO GEISBRECHT
ALP Candidate | Calgary Peigan
Metis


SAMANTHA HEES
ALP Candidate | Edmonton Strathcona
Saddle Lake Cree First Nation
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER









DAKOTA HOUSE
AP Candidate | Peace River
Indigenous TBC


SHERRY GREENE
AP Candidate | Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin
Cree (Samson Cree First Nation)
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER


DON MCCARGAR 

AP Candidate | Lac Ste Anne-Parkland 
Metis
Website | Facebook | Twitter


VINCENT RAIN
AP Candidate | Lesser Slave Lake
Paul Band First Nation 
Website | Facebook | Twitter


GRANT BERG
AP Candidate | Grande Praire
Metis (w/Cree Ancestry)









CHERYL CHAGNON-GREYEYES
GPA Party Leader/Candidate | Calgary Varsity
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation


HEATHER MORIGEAU
GPA Candidate | Calgary Buffalo
Metis


TAZ BOUCHIER
GPA Candidate | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Cree and Lakota Ancestry
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER


DESMOND G. BULL
GPA Candidate | Wetaskawin - Maskwacis
Louis Bull Tribe of the Maskwacis nation
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER





JERRY GAUTREAU
FCP Candidate | Cardston-Siksika
Non-Status Indigenous




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Friday, June 15, 2018

Indigenous Politics coverage of the AFN National Chief 2018 Election and AFNAGA


Updated June 16, 2018 (Turtle Island)

Indigenous Politics, 2018 AFN Coverage by Joshua Brass Fraser ᐆᑕ ᑫᐁᐘᑎᓅᐠ 

The Assembly of First Nation (AFN) will hold its 39th Annual General Assembly from July 24 - 26, 2018 in Vancouver. They will take place on traditional  territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tseil-Waututh peoples of the Coast Salish Nations. 

This year is also an election cycle for the Assembly of First Nations National Chief. As it stands today, Indigenous Politics is aware of four First Nations candidates for National Chief. 

Timeline for AFN National Chief Candidate process:

  • May 30, 2018 - Nominations are open 
  • June 19, 2018 - Nominations close 
  • July 25, 2018 - Elections take place during AFNAGA
To find out more information, visit the AFN website

THE CANDIDATES


We will be adding more information about the candidates and their platforms as we receive it, please feel free to share any fact-based information with links to us about these candidates at our e-mail address. 

A NOTE ON RESPECTFUL DIALOUGE: While we understand that people have strong feelings and are supportive of certain candidates, we ask that you stick to the facts and the topics. Personal and lateral violence will not be tolerated on our blog or any of our social media platforms. We reserve the right to ban/block people from our social media accounts if necessary.

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Joshua Brass Fraser (Peepeekisis, Treaty 4) who is Cree, Tsuut'ina and Anishinaabe is the Publisher of the Indigenous Politics Blog.  

#indigpoli #afnaga2018 #afnaga #afnelections 


Thursday, June 7, 2018

Ontario Provincial Election 2019 #OntarioVotes


June 2018

BACKGROUND

Indigenous Politics (#IndigPoli) is please to provide Indigenous specific coverage of the Ontario Provincial Election 2018. The writ was dropped for this election was on Wednesday, May 9th 2018 which signalled the start of the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election. Voters will go to the polls on June 7, 2018 to elect 124 Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPPs). 

We will endeavour to populate the list of Indigenous candidates, if you know of any Indigenous candidates who are First Nation, Metis or Inuit please let us know by sending us an e-mail

ONTARIO ELECTORAL DISTRICS WITH LARGE INDIGENOUS POPULATION

Although there are many ridings with large Indigenous populations, Ontario created two new northern riding designed with the hopes to increase Indigenous representation in the Ontario Legislature. To get an idea of the First Nations votes, one can look at the Ontario Electoral District maps which shade in beige First Nations in the various ridings. 

Also, there is significant amount of First Nation, Metis and Inuit peoples in Ontario's urban centres/cities based on the 2016 Census of Canada. Please see graph below provided by that shows the Indigenous population in various Ontario metropolitan areas. You can click on map to enlarge. 

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INDIGENOUS CANDIDATES FOR 2018 PROVINCIAL ELECTION

As mentioned there are 20 reported Indigenous candidates, 6 from NDP, 3 from Liberal and 1 from Progressive Conservative. If you know of an Indigenous candidate not on our list, please send us an e-mail with details. The Indigenous Ancestry for the various candidates were provided directly by candidate, or from their individual websites or alternately from the political party they represent. 

Charles Fox
Algoma-Manitoulin
ONTARIO LIBERAL
Anishinaabe (Bear Skin Lake)
Twitter: votecharlesfox
Facebook: votecharlesfox

Gaëtan Baillargeon
Mushkegowuk—James Bay
ONTARIO LIBERAL
  Anishinaaabe-Cree (Constance Lake)
Twitter: gates1980
Facebook: Gaetan4MJB
Karen Kejick
Kenora - Rainy River
ONTARIO LIBERAL
Anishinabee (Iskatewizaagegan)
Twitter: Karen4NWO
Facebook: Karen4NWO

Ethel LaValley
Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke
ONTARIO NDP
Algonquin (Pikwàkanagàn)
FB: Ethel-Lavalley-NDP-Campaign
Sean Conway
Peterborough – Kawartha’
ONTARIO NDP
Anishinaabe (Curve Lake)
Twitter: seanconwayndp
Facebook: seanconwayndp
seanconway.ontariondp.ca

Sol Mamakwa
Kiiwetinoong
ONTARIO NDP
Oji-Cree (Kingfisher Lake)
Twitter: solmamakwa
Facebook: solmamakwandp
Guy Bourgouin
Mushkegowuk-James Bay
ONTARIO NDP
Metis
Facebook: guybourgouinondp

Jordan McGrail
Toronto Centre
ONTARIO NDP
Indigenous (TBD)
Twitter: JMcGrailONDP
FB: JordanMcGrailONDPCKL
Suze Morrison
Chatham-Kent–Leamington
ONTARIO NDP
Mixed Indigenous and "Settler"
Twitter: delsuez
Facebook: votesuz

Clifford Bull
Kiiwetinoong
ONTARIO PC
Anishinaabee (Lac Seul)
Twitter: VoteBull2018
Facebook: CliffordBullPC