Former Ontario regional chief RoseAnne Archibald has been named as the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
After five rounds of voting, which began Wednesday, Archibald was elected as chief after Reginald Bellerose, Chief of Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan, conceded after the fifth ballot.
The election went to a fifth round of voting on Thursday after neither Archibald nor Bellerose received 60 per cent of the vote, which was needed to win.
Archibald, of Taykwa Tagamou Nation in northern Ontario, is a third-generation chief in her family and the first woman and youngest chief elected for Taykwa Tagamou Nation. In 2018, she became the first woman to be elected as Ontario Regional Chief.
The new national chief also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and was the first member of her community to complete a Master's Degree in Humanities.
Archibald succeeds Perry Bellegarde, who took the position in December 2014.
