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{{Short description|Canadian politician and lawyer}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Edward John
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| birth_place =[[Tl'azt'en Nation]], British Columbia
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| office3 = Minister of Children and Families of [[Executive Council of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
| premier3 = [[Ujjal Dosanjh]]
| term_start3 = November 1, 2000
| term_end3 = June 5, 2001
| predecessor3 = [[Gretchen Brewin]]
| successor3 = [[Gordon Hogg]]
| party = [[British Columbia New Democratic Party]]
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| occupation = Lawyer
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'''Edward John''' (born July 8, 1949) is a prominent [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] political leader in Canada.
==Early
The son of Louis and Amelia John, he was born in the [[Dakelh|Carrier]] village of [[Tachie, British Columbia|Tachie]], along the north shore of [[Stuart Lake]], about 60 km from [[Fort St. James, British Columbia]]. He holds the name 'Ukailch'oh (Carrier Linguistic Committee spelling, often spelled ''Akile Ch'oh'') in the Lusilyoo clan. He has three grown children from his first marriage. He is currently married to former [[Musqueam]] chief [[Wendy Grant-John]].
He attended [[Lejac Residential School]], [[Prince George College]], and [[Notre Dame University College]] in [[Nelson, B.C.]] before receiving a B.A. in sociology (with distinction) from the [[University of Victoria]] in 1974 and an LL.B. from the [[University of British Columbia]] in 1979. He practiced law as a solo practitioner in Prince George, British Columbia from 1981 to 1993. In 2004 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the [[University of Northern British Columbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unbc.ca/releases/2004/03_18honorary.html|title=UNBC to Recognize Founders on 10th Anniversary}}</ref>
==Political
John served as an elected Councillor of [[Tl'azt'en Nation]] from 1974 to 1990 and as elected Chief from 1990 to 1992. From 1984 to 1988 he was Chief of the [[Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council]]. From 1992 until 1999 he was Chief Treaty Negotiator for the Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council, a position he resumed in 2006. He is also chairman of the board of Tanizul Timber and Teeslee Forest Products, companies owned by Tl'azt'en Nation. For his service to Tl'azt'en Nation he was awarded the title of Grand Chief of Tl'azt'en Nation.
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John was the First Nations representative to the [[First Ministers Conference]] on aboriginal constitutional rights from 1983 to 1987. In 1991, along with the late [[Squamish people|Squamish]] Chief [[Joe Matthias]], he helped to create the [[First Nations Summit]], the organization representing the British Columbia First Nations involved in treaty negotiations with Canada and British Columbia. This group produced the tripartite Task Force Report that led to the current [[British Columbia Treaty Process]].
In June 2016 John was elected to his eleventh term on the Task Group (political executive) of the [[First Nations Summit]], of which he has been a member almost continuously since 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fns.bc.ca/about/executive-staff |title = - First Nations Summit}}</ref> His position on the Task Group ended in June 2019 when he chose not to run again. From June through mid-November 2019 he served as an adviser to the First Nations Summit.<ref>https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-first-nations-chief-ed-john-charged-with-sex-offences B.C. First Nations chief Ed John charged with sex assault</ref>
On November 1, 2000 he was appointed to the provincial cabinet as [[Minister of Children and Family Development (British Columbia)|Minister for Children and Families]], serving until the change of government in June 2001. In the election of May 16, 2001 he ran unsuccessfully as the [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]] candidate for [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Prince George-Omineca]] riding. In 2015 he was appointed as a special advisor on Aboriginal Child Welfare by Liberal Premier Christy Clark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2013-2017/2015CFD0032-001461.htm|title=Province appoints senior advisor on Aboriginal Child Welfare|access-date=2020-11-22|date=2015-09-09|publisher=Ministry of Children and Family Development}}</ref>
John also plays a prominent role at the national level in the [[Assembly of First Nations]]. In October 2005 he represented the AFN at the Second Indigenous Peoples' Summit of the Americas in [[Buenos Aires]]. In January 2011 he began a three-year term as the North American Representative to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nccabcconference2010.ca/speakers/grand-chief-edward-john-akile-choh |title=
On August 7, 2024 John was again elected Chief of Tl'azt'en Nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tlaztennation.ca/election-2024/|date=2024-08-07|access-date=2024-09-06|publisher=Tl'azt'en Nation|title=Statement of Final Votes}}</ref>
==Honours==
In 2012 John received an [[Indspire Awards|Indspire Award]] in the area of Politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/2012-recipients-national-aboriginal-achievement-awards-announced|title = 2012 recipients of the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards announced}}</ref> and an honorary Doctor of Laws from the [[University of Victoria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.uvic.ca/ceremony/convocation/hdr.php#section0-1|title = Ceremonies - University of Victoria}}</ref> In May
==Criminal
On November 14, 2019, John was charged with four counts of having sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. The alleged criminal acts date to 1974 and involve the same woman, whose identity is protected by court order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/grand-chief-ed-john-charges-sex-assault-1.5359517
==Electoral
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==References==
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[[Category:Dakelh people]]
[[Category:First Nations lawyers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian lawyers]]
[[Category:First Nations politicians]]
[[Category:Indigenous leaders in British Columbia]]
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[[Category:University of Victoria alumni]]
[[Category:University of British Columbia alumni]]
[[Category:First Nations Summit Task Group members]]
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