Edward John: Difference between revisions

{{about|for multi|the Australian politician|Edward St John|the Welsh Liberal Party politician|Edward John (Welsh politician)}}

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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]]

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=ArchivedGrand Chief Edward John (Akile Ch'oh) &#124; Aboriginal People and the Law copyProgramme |access-date=1 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823014449/http://nccabcconference2010.ca/speakers/grand-chief-edward-john-akile-choh |archive-date=August 23, 2011 }}</ref> of which he became Chair in May 2012.<ref>http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/05/07/grand-chief-edward-john-elected-chair-of-united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-by-acclamation-111795 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> He was appointed to a second three-year term effective January 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nationtalk.ca/story/national-chief-atleo-congratulates-grand-chief-edward-john-on-re-appointment-to-the-united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues/|title = National Chief Atleo congratulates Grand Chief Edward John on Re-Appointment to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues}}</ref> and served until the end of his membership in the Forum in January 2017.

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 29182018 he received the Alumni Award of Distinction from the Allard Law Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia School of Law.<ref>https://historyproject.allard.ubc.ca/law-history-project/profile/grand-chief-edward-john Allard Award</ref>

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|title=Grand Chief Ed John charged in B.C. with 4 counts of historic sex assault|publisher=CBC News|date=2019-11-14|access-date=2019-11-14|first=Karin|last=Larsen}}</ref> The [[Carrier Sekani Tribal Council]] issued a statement indicating that as the matter is before the courts it would have no comment.<ref>http://www.carriersekani.ca/carrier-sekani-tribal-council-statement-to-former-tribal-chief-edward-john Carrier Sekani Tribal Council statement regarding former Tribal Chief Edward John, criminal charges</ref> On July 8, 2020 he entered a plea of not guilty.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Indigenous leader Ed John pleads not guilty to historic sex charges |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/indigenous-leader-ed-john-pleads-not-guilty-to-historic-sex-charges-1.5016568 |work= CTV News|location=Prince George, BC |date=2020-07-08|access-date=2020-11-22}}</ref> His trial began in provincial court in Prince George on July 25, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-07-25|date=2022-07-25|url=https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/trial-on-historic-sex-charges-begins-for-noted-indigenous-leader-5621475|first=Mark|last=Nielsen|publisher=Prince George Citizen|title=Trial on historic sex charges begins for noted Indigenous leader}}</ref> On the second day of the trailtrial, the complainant broke down under cross-examination by John's lawyer, who brought out inconsistencies in her testimony and produced a photograph showing that John had long hair at the time, contradicting her testimony that his hair was short. After an extended consultation with the complainant the Crown determined that the prospects for conviction were poor and entered a stay of proceedings, with the result thatdropping the charges were dropped.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-07-26|date=2022-07-26|publisher=Prince George Citizen|title=Rape charges against noted Indigenous leader dropped|first=Mark|last=Nielsen|url=https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/rape-charges-against-john-dropped-5626130}}</ref>

{{2001 British Columbia provincialgeneral election, 2001/Prince George-OminecaGeorge–Omineca}}