Doig River First Nation elects new chief – Alaska Highway News
December 9, 2015
The Doig River First Nation has elected a new chief.
On Nov. 20, Doig River members voted in Trevor Makadahay as the new chief of the band. He was officially appointed Nov. 24.
Two other people, Gerry Attachie and Kelvin Davis Jr, will serve with him on the two-person council, for a two-year term. Makadahay replaces former chief Norman Davis.
According to a Facebook profile, Makahaday served as a councillor for the band from 1996 to 2003.
A Doig River representative declined to provide the Alaska Highway News with a vote count.
“As far as the votes, council is not interested in publicizing the results,” Shona Nelson, the band’s administrator, wrote in an email.
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