Atleo Keeps AFN Leadership

Shawn Atleo, hereditary chief of the Ahousaht First Nation in B.C., was re-elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations after three rounds of voting in Toronto.

Grand Chief Joseph Riche of the Innu Nation in Labrador said Atleo’s soft-spoken manner fostered much-needed dialogue about First Nations issues. Matthew Little/The Epoch Times

TORONTO—Shawn Atleo, hereditary chief of the Ahousaht First Nation in B.C., was re-elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations after three rounds of voting in Toronto on Wednesday.

Atleo’s victory looked assured early on after he took 53 percent of the ballots in the first round of voting—284 of some 540 votes. He narrowly missed securing the leadership on the second round when he fell just three votes short of the 60 percent needed.

Only First Nations leaders can vote in the election.