National News Marlene Poitras inaugurated as first Alberta regional chief for AFN By Chris Stewart Mar 19, 2018 Marlene Poitras became the first female Alberta regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations last month. On Friday, the new regional chief was inaugurated by chiefs and National Chief Perry Bellegarde. APTN’s Chris Stewart was there. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *NameSubmit Report Tags: AFN, Alberta, Chris Stewart, marlene poitras, Perry Bellegarde Continue Reading Arctic Winter Games kick off in Hay River MMIWG inquiry needs five months to reorganize, says Quebec Native Women group Author(s) Chris Stewart [email protected] More Stories Spring wildfires costing Indigenous services ‘millionsâ€... 7 hours ago By Fraser Needham Amid calls to ‘lock up’ homeless in Val D’Or, Native... 1 day ago By Emelia Fournier Feds say progress being made on MMIWG calls to justice, cr... 1 day ago By Fraser Needham Canada in the midst of its worst spring wildfire season: f... 1 day ago By Leanne Sanders Indian agent error cost family on Enoch Cree Nation their ... 1 day ago By Danielle Paradis First Nations players to face off in Stanley Cup champions... 3 days ago By Kierstin Williams