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    "Native groups from across the country gave gifts including blankets, a hunting rifle, paintings and a gnarled talking stick, given by Vancouver Island natives to signify Erasmus is a chief speaker."

Aubry, Jack, The Ottawa Citizen, 13 Jun 1991     "Canada's native chiefs proved this week they can hold a national political convention with plenty of drama and hoopla."

White, Vicki, Brantford Expositor, 9 May 1991     "Chief Coun. William Montour will face five competitors in his bid to be the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations."

    "Former Chief Justice Brian Dickson is thanked by Ovide Mercredi, a 45-year-old Cree lawyer who was elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations at the organization's annual meeting in Win

Aubry, Jack, The Ottawa Citizen, 25 May 1991     "When it comes to dirty-tricks political campaigns, the current race for national Indian chief challenges the best of them."

    "Georges Erasmus leaves the top Indian job in the country this month still warning to the wind that Canada should play fair with natives while it has a chance."

    "Ovide Mercredi started his new post as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations early today by telling Canadians they shouldn't be frightened by native demands for rights."

    "Chief Coun. Montour, 49, has said he wants more involvement from the regional chiefs in the national lobby group."

    "Canada's top native leaders gathered in Ohsweken today for the annual Chiefs of Ontario conference."

Garlow, Nahnda, Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON: Two Row Times), 3 Dec 2014     AFN votes for National Chief: SNEC endorses Picard By Nahnda Garlow WINNIPEG - This month, the Assembly of First Nations 2014 Election for the Office of the National Chief will take place on December

Powless, Lynda, Turtle Island News, 10 Dec 2014     "Three men are all vying for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations in a vote today that is as much about the AFN as it is about who will lead it."

    "n languages ranging from Ojibwa and Cree to Gitksan and Mohawk, the six people vying for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations shouted a chorus of defiance Monday."

    A brief description of five candidates running for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations and their platforms.

    "Bill Montour soon graduated from toys and household items. He spent 15 years as a high steel worker, putting buildings together, and occasionally, taking them apart. Now he's running for the nationa

    "Ovide Mercredi said it would be different the second time around. In a stunning, come-from-behind victory early today, Mercredi became the national Indian chief of the most powerful aboriginal organ

    "The race to become national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has taken on many of the trappings of non-native politics."

    "Ovide Mercredi says Canadians probably will greet his election as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations with a sense of relief."