Edward John: Difference between revisions

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=Archived copy |accessdate=1 April 2011 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823014449/http://nccabcconference2010.ca/speakers/grand-chief-edward-john-akile-choh |archivedate=August 23, 2011 |df= }}</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</ref> He was appointed to a second three-year term effective January 2014<ref>http://nationtalk.ca/story/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.