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2018 AFN Annual General Assembly - First-Ballot Results
The first-ballot results of the Assembly of First Nations' election for its national chief are announced. Katherine Whitecloud gives her concession speech after finishing last and being dropped from the next ballot. Taking the stage following the announcement, candidates Miles Richardson, Sheila North, and Russ Diabo raise concerns about the presence of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett at the assembly prior to the vote. Incumbent Perry Bellegarde is seeking re-election. Chiefs from across the country are casting their ballots during the AFN's 39th annual general assembly in Vancouver. (July 25, 2018)