THUNDER BAY — The election for Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation this summer will be a two-person race.
Rosemary McKay of Bearskin Lake First Nation is challenging incumbent Alvin Fiddler of Muskrat Dam First Nation
Fiddler became NAN's grand chief in 2015.
The election will be held in mid-August on the Chapleau Cree First Nation.
Chiefs from NAN's 49 First Nation communities will participate in the vote.
Eight candidates are vying for the three Deputy Grand Chief positions.
Nishnawbe Aski nation, known as Grand Council Treaty No. 9 until 1983, was established in 1973.
The political organization represents an estimated 45,000 First Nations people.
