New chief and council elected at Neyaashiinigmiing

August 13, 2021 @ 10:34 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Veronica “Cha Cha” Smith learns that she has been elected chief of Neyaashiinigmiing Territory on Aug. 6. (Submitted Photo)
NEYAASHIINIGMIING – The band members from Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker Reserve) elected a new chief and council on Aug. 6, choosing a female chief this time. The incumbent chief, Veronica Smith, won by a majority, winning 255 of the 503 valid votes. “Chi-Miigwetch Everyone. I am humbled and honoured,” Smith said on social media shortly after…
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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.