Member of BC First Nations Leadership Council, 20102013 Director of Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation at Vancouver Island University, 2014 to present Chief of Snuneymuxw First Nation, 2009-2014 Member of First Nations Summit Task Group, 2010-2013 Legal counsel at Mandell Pinder, 2008-2009 Legal counsel at First Peoples Law, 2014 to present Chief Negotiator, LNG, at Lake Babine Nation, 2014 to present DOUG WHITE FOR REGIONAL CHIEF June 25, 2015 BC Assembly of First Nations Juris Doctor degree from UVic Faculty of Law, 2006 BA (with distinction) from VIU, 2000 Distinguished Alumni Award, UVic, 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award, VIU, 2013 Board Member of the Indigenous Bar Association of Canada, 2006-2008 Nominated for Canadian Lawyer Magazine 25 Most Influential Lawyers, 2012 A PLATFORM FOR ACTION AND CHANGE Called to the Bar of British Columbia, 2008 Member of Advisory Board to UVic School of Public Administration, 2001 to present Vice-President of Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC, 2001-2002 We’ve offered the Raleigh community space-saving solutions for the past 10 years. We recommend Northwind Traders to anyone who will listen toaction-oriented us. They Our collective efforts must be and helped us reclaim 700 square of of action-centered. We over cannot afford morefeet cycles our house!” D. Balitmore talking without- Annie action and change. Key priorities Platform for Action include: Implementation of Aboriginal Title and Treaty Rights and Protection of Environment Creating Social Justice and Closing the Gaps in Well-being Justice and Protection for Women and Children Protection and Promotion of Indigenous Languages and Education Smashing the Status Quo My combination of education and experience, as a lawyer, Chief and advocate for First Nations across the province, puts me in a unique position to serve as Regional Chief of the BCAFN to work to achieve these goals for our peoples. We must act collectively as First Nations across the province to break the back of the unjust status quo of government—both federal and provincial. Contact Us W: www.dougwhiteforchief.com E: [email protected] T: 250-756-7563 Member of Georgia Strait Alliance Advisory Council 2013 to present Board Member of Victoria Cool-Aid Society, 2005 Published and Award-winning Author Twitter: @dougswhite #dougwhite2015
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