By Lisa Iesse Writer Newly elected Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse pledges to bring change and gave a shout out to a long line of trail blazers including former national chief RoseAnne Archibald. After the announcement of National Chief Woodhouse’s victory, she took part in an oath of office ceremony at the AFN gathering. The election took place Wednesday to Thursday (Dec. 6 to 7) at the Shaw Centre, in the unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation territories (Ottawa). In her opening speech the newly elected national chief said it was important the assembly acknowledge the traditional territories. “I know (the oath) says Ottawa Ontario and there’s many things that need to be fixed within this assembly. Including acknowledge our traditional territories when we write documents like that, that…
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