Tabatha Bull is president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business and an Anishinaabe member of Nipissing First Nation in Ontario.

Her leadership has earned widespread recognition, including CEO of the Year by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce in 2022, one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2023, and a four-time Top 100 Lobbyist in Canada.

She also serves on the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.

As he closes in on his 40th year in the education sector, Charles Cochrane says it’s been a very rewarding ride.

Cochane, executive director of the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre, says while curriculums, resources and funding for on reserve education have all evolved significantly over the years – First Nations administering their own schools and education have always been the goal.

During her acceptance speech, Kyra Wilson told the chiefs in attendance she was aware of all the issues currently facing First Nations people in Manitoba and confidently told those gathered that “we will tackle every single one.”

Wilson was elected in the first round of voting for grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) on Jan. 29.

The AMC held an election after the sudden death of Cathy Merrick in September 2024.

Wilson said that straightforwardness is pretty much how she’s been for much of her life thanks in part to how her mother raised her.