De-brief with an Ex-Chief: First Nations Accountability Advocate Moves On (Pt. 2)
The following is the second half of my two-part interview with former Chief Marcel Balfour, who recently opted not to run for re-election in his home community of Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. In part one of our conversation, we discussed the realities and frustrations of working with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada...
De-brief with an Ex-Chief: First Nations Accountability Advocate Moves On (Pt. 1)
Last month, the Chief of one of Canada’s largest First Nations opted not to run again after serving just one term. For 8 years, Marcel Balfour held political office with the Norway House Cree Nation (on-reserve population: 5,500), located about 850 km north of Winnipeg, MB. First voted in as Councillor in 2002, Balfour was...
