Chris Plain returns as Aamjiwnaang chief in 22-vote win

Chris Plain defeated incumbent Janelle Nahmabin in Aamjiwnaang’s Oct. 16 election, while voters also chose nine councillors, led by Sherri Crowley.

Chris Plain has been elected chief of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, defeating incumbent Janelle Nahmabin by 22 votes in the Oct. 16 election.

The signed statement of votes lists Plain, whose given name appears as Christopher on the results, with 309 votes to Nahmabin’s 287.

The result returns Plain to the position he left in 2024 after being elected deputy grand council chief of Anishinabek Nation.

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