Nahanni Fontaine
Nahanni Fontaine | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Johns | |
| Assumed office April 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gord Mackintosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 50–51) |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Winnipeg (BA) University of Manitoba (MA) |
Nahanni Fontaine (born 1971)[1] is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of St. Johns in the 2016 and 2019 elections.[2] She held the seat for the NDP after incumbent MLA Gord Mackintosh did not seek re-election.
Fontaine was interviewed for the Tina Fontaine episode the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network documentary series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Taken. Despite sharing the same surname, the two are not related.[3]
On March 10, 2021, Nahanni Fontaine was removed from the House for the rest of the day for saying the Progressive Conservatives "just don't give a crap" about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.[4]
Early life[edit]
Fontaine was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was raised in Point Douglas. She graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental development, and a Master of Arts in native studies.[5]
Personal life[edit]
She is the niece of musician Vince Fontaine.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2016 Manitoba general election: St. Johns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nahanni Fontaine | 2,358 | 37.05 | -28.05 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barbara Judt | 1,869 | 29.37 | +7.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Noel Bernier | 1,465 | 23.02 | +17.53 | ||||
| Green | Elizabeth Puchailo | 671 | 10.54 | +4.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,363 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[7][8] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair Google Books
- ^ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Injustice is a way of Indigenous life, say advocates dismayed at verdict in Tina Fontaine murder trial". CBC News: The Current. CBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
Nahanni Fontaine, who is no relation to Tina Fontaine, has worked to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
- ^ @NahanniFontaine (10 March 2021). "Today, I was kicked out of the House and not allowed to return for the day. Why?Because I said the PCs don't gi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nahanni Fontaine St. Johns - New Democratic Party of Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Vince Fontaine, 'true visionary' and Juno Award-winning Manitoba musician, dies at 60". CBC News Manitoba, January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
