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Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Indian Brotherhood / Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
In 1967, the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood was founded as an organization to advocate on behalf of the interests of Manitoba First Nations. It was later reconfigured as the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
Presidents (MIB)
Period
President
1968-1974
David Courchene (1926-1992)
Grand Chiefs (AMC)
Period
Grand Chief
1987-1989
Louis John Stevenson (1950-2014)
1989-1997
1997-2000
Roderick William Bushie (1952-2013)
2000-2005
Dennis White Bird
2005-2011
Ron Evans
2011-2017
Derek Nepinak
2017-2022
Arlen Dumas
2022
Cornell McLean - Acting
2022-?
Cathy Merrick
Executive Directors (AMC)
Period
Executive Director
1989-1990
Shirley B. Olson (c1944-1990)
11 years
Theodore “Ted” Fontaine (1941-2021)
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Elzéar Goulet Park Marker and Plaques (Tache Avenue, Winnipeg)
Sources:
“AMC elects new grand chief in landslide vote,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 2017, page 9.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 October 2022
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