WIBF 2016 Co-Chairs

WIBF 2016 Featuring: Chief Darcy Bear
Chief - Whitecap Dakota First Nation Honorary Co-Chair Darcy Bear is Chief of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. He was re-elected as Chief for a seventh consecutive term in November 2012 and has served his Community, located 26 kilometers south of Saskatoon, since...
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WIBF 2016 Featuring: Louis G. Gardiner
Chairperson - SaskMétis Economic Development Corporation Honorary Co-Chair Born and raised in lle a la Crosse,Sask.,proud Métis community founded in 1776 situated in Northern Saskatchewan along the Churchill River. It's also the birthplace of Louis Riel Sr. and burial...
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WIBF 2016 Featuring: Marty Klyne
Sessional Lecturer - First Nations University of Canada Honorary Co-Chair Marty Klyne is a seasoned business leader with expertise in business development, banking, gaming, franchising, economic development and multimedia publishing. Marty is currently a sessional...
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WIBF 2016 Featuring: Chief Tammy Cook-Searson
Chief - Lac Laronge Band Honorary Co-Chair Chief Cook-Searson has resided in the community of Lac Laronge Band for the past 21 years and has been Chief since 2005. She was also Band Councillor from 1997-2005. Tammy speaks fluent in her first language of Cree and holds...
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