For Immediate Release
October 23, 2018
STATEMENT FROM COUNCIL: FSIN 2018 ELECTION DELEGATES
Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation, Treaty 6 Territory – The following statement from Council was released today regarding the upcoming FSIN Assembly and Elections on October 24-25 in Saskatoon, SK:
“The FSIN Election is an opportunity for the collective voice of the Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation to be heard at the regional level through the selection of our FSIN Executive. As a Charter Member of the FSIN, the Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation is allotted 22 voting delegates.
Our Council has selected delegates that we feel strike a fair balance of gender, family, age groups (elders/youth), and representation from urban and on-reserve members from the Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation.
In the interest of transparency, the following members of the Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation have been notified and selected as voting delegates for the FSIN Assembly and Election:
- Okimahkan C. Roy Petit;
- Councillor Edwin Ananas;
- Councillor Leighanne Gardipy;
- Councillor Jeremy Seeseequasis;
- Councillor Kevin Seesequasis
- Councillor Jackie Gamble
- Councillor Tyrone Smallchild
- Christian Seeseequasis
- Harry Michael Jr.
- Sheryl Okemaysim
- Jeanne Sutherland
- Angus Esperance
- Clayton Sutherland
- Leona Cameron
- Suzanne Seesequasis
- Roderick Smallchild
- Lorna Tobaccojuice
- Shireen Gamble
- Roxanne Yahyakeekoot
- Leah Gamble
Candidates seeking election are:
Chief:
- CAMERON, Bobby
- WAPASS, Delbert
First Vice-Chief
- POORMAN, Darrin
- WATSON, Morley
Third Vice-Chief
- BUGLER, Corey
- JACK, Christine
- LERAT, Edward (Dutch)
Our Council would like to thank the delegates that have agreed to represent our Nation.
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For more information, please contact:
Chief & Council Communications
306-467-4523 ext 237
communications@beardysband.com
