Annita McPhee is the former three-term president of the Tahltan Nation in British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] She was also named National Native Role Model by Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson in 2000[3] and won the Aboriginal Woman of Distinction Award.[4]
Education[edit]
McPhee attended the University of Victoria law school and Thompson Rivers University social work school.[5] Her family placed a strong emphasis on education.[6]
Political career[edit]
McPhee was a key player in negotiating more than $2 billion in agreements for the Tahltan Nation over the Northwest Transmission Line, BC Hydro and AltaGas projects within their territory.[7][unreliable source?][8] She also helped negotiate self-determination and taxation revenue-sharing projects. She also helped secure and protect the Sacred Headwaters from coalbed methane extraction and to save the headwaters of 3 major salmon bearing rivers; the Stikine, Skeena, and the Nass.[9]
On April 4, 2019, McPhee signed papers to seek the New Democratic Party candidacy in the Canadian federal riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Massey, Josh (11 July 2014). "Tahltan elect a new president for their central council". Terrace Standard.
- ^ a b "Annita McPhee joins race for NDP nomination". Smithers Interior News. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Presentation of the National Native Role Models". Government of Canada, Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, Information and Media Services. 14 April 2000.
- ^ "Featured Video of the Day: Ms. Annita McPhee on Indigenous Lands & Food Security". NationTalk. 11 May 2015.
- ^ Ernst, Ric (11 July 2014). "Annita McPhee at Her North Vancouver Home". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Aboriginal women say discrimination from society is holding the community back". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Women of influence - politics and community". Vancouver Sun. 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Tahltan First Nation, B.C., sign run-of-river power agreements". News1130. 6 May 2014.
- ^ Laxer, Gordon (2015). After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians. Douglas & McIntyre.
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