Assembly of First Nations delegates begin electing new national chief today

There are six candidates running to succeed the embattled Roseanne Archibald.

Elections for a new Assembly of First Nations national chief are happening during the Special Chiefs Assembly on Dec. 6. (Assembly of First Nations)

Starting today, delegates to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will elect a new national chief in a hybrid event that will occur online over Zoom and in-person at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa.

The three-day Sp…