Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse still in lead as Assembly of First Nations heads to fourth round

By Lisa Iesse, Writer OTTAWA-Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse is still in the lead coming out of the third round of voting to become the next leader of the Assembly of First Nations. After the third ballot Woodhouse grabbed 221 votes or 47.9 percent of the vote. Close at her heels is David Pratt with 142 votes or 30.8 percent of the votes cast. None of the candidates reached the 60 per cent threshold needed to win pushing the AFN into a third round of voting. Dropped from the ballots was Sheila North. Reginald Bellerose and Craig Makinaw, were dropped after the first ballot. Dean Sayers was dropped after the second ballot. Woodhouse could become the second First Nations woman to become the National Chief of the Assembly of First…

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