RoseAnne Archibald

{{Short description|Canadian First Nations advocate}}

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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |23|1990}}

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| residence = Ontario, Canada

| alma_mater = Laurentian University{{Cite web|title=Pacific Business & Law Institute - Vancouver, BC - Indigenous Issues: On the Move! 2019|url=https://www.pbli.com/programs/faculty?itemid=436|access-date=2021-07-10|website=www.pbli.com}}{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=RoseAnne Archibald becomes first woman to lead Assembly of First Nations|url=https://capitalcurrent.ca/roseanne-archibald-becomes-first-woman-to-lead-assembly-of-first-nations/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Capital Current|language=en-CA}}

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| office1 = National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations

| term_start1 = July 8, 2021

| term_end1 = June 28, 2023

| predecessor1 = Perry Bellegarde

| successor1 = Joanna Bernard {{small|(interim)}}

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RoseAnne Archibald is a Canadian First Nations advocate and politician who served as the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) from July 2021 to June 2023. She made history as the first female National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. However, her tenure ended in June 2023 when she was ousted following a third-party investigation into her leadership. Consequently, she became the first AFN national chief to be voted out of office.

Archibald was first elected as the chief of the Taykwa Tagamou Nation in 1990, being the first woman and the youngest chief to be elected, at the age of 23.{{Cite web|date=July 8, 2021|title=Roseanne Archibald elected 1st female national chief of Assembly of First Nations|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/roseanne-archibald-afn-chief-election-1.6093144|website=CBC News}} She was the first woman and youngest Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief in 1991, and the first woman and youngest Grand Chief of the Mushkegowuk Council in 1994. She became the first woman elected as Ontario Regional Chief in 2018.{{Cite web|title=NAN Congratulates RoseAnne Archibald as First Woman Assembly of First Nations National Chief|url=https://www.nan.ca/news/nan-congratulates-roseanne-archibald-as-first-woman-assembly-of-first-nations-national-chief/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Nishnawbe Aski Nation|language=en-US}} During this tenure, Archibald was the subject of an independent probe after AFN staff accused her of bullying and harassment.{{Cite news|last=Forester|first=Brett|date=2021-07-08|title=RoseAnne Archibald elected AFN national chief, first woman to hold role|work=APTN News|url=https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/roseanne-archibald-elected-afn-national-chief-first-woman-to-hold-role/|access-date=2021-07-10}} While the AFN deemed the allegations credible, Archibald maintains the probe was reprisal.{{Cite news|last1=Chase|first1=Steven|last2=Kirkup|first2=Kristy|date=2021-02-19|title=Target of AFN harassment probe says she's facing reprisal for demanding more fiscal accountability|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-target-of-afn-harassment-probe-says-shes-facing-reprisal-for-demanding/|access-date=2021-07-10}} On July 8, 2021, Archibald won the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations election on the second day of voting, after Reginald Bellerose, who was in second place, conceded.{{Cite web|last=Wright|first=Teresa|date=2021-07-08|title=RoseAnne Archibald first woman to lead Assembly of First Nations as national chief|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/roseanne-archibald-first-woman-to-lead-assembly-of-first-nations-as-national-chief-1.5502014|access-date=2021-07-09|website=CTVNews|language=en}}

Archibald was suspended as National Chief on June 17, 2022 over bullying and harassment allegations.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=AFN suspends national chief over public statement; investigation into complaints underway |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/afn-suspends-national-chief-over-public-statement-investigation-into-complaints-underway-1.5952216 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=CTVNews |language=en}} The suspension came after she released a statement labelling the allegations a "smear campaign" and calling for an investigation into the AFN's conduct.{{Cite web |last=Raycraft |first=Richard |date=June 17, 2022 |title=Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald suspended |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/roseanne-archibald-afn-suspended-1.6493399 |website=CBC News}} She was reinstated on July 5, 2022, after a resolution to uphold her suspension was defeated at the AFN General Assembly.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=AFN delegates vote overwhelmingly in support of embattled national chief |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/afn-delegates-vote-overwhelmingly-in-support-of-embattled-national-chief-1.5975983 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=British Columbia |language=en}} Third party investigators subsequently concluded Archibald breached the AFN's harassment policy, whistleblower policy and code of conduct.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=RoseAnne Archibald ousted as AFN national chief following investigation into her leadership |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/roseanne-archibald-ousted-as-afn-national-chief-following-investigation-into-her-leadership-1.6460741 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=CTVNews |language=en}} As a result, on June 28, 2023, AFN members voted 71 per cent in favour to remove her as national chief, effective immediately.{{cite web |last1=Hager |first1=Mike |last2=Fiddler |first2=Willow |title=RoseAnne Archibald ousted as Assembly of First Nations national chief |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-afn-national-chief-roseanne-archibald-out/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=16 February 2024 |date=29 June 2023}} On July 10, Joanna Bernard of Madawaska First Nation was appointed as interim national chief until a special chiefs' assembly is held in December.{{cite web |last1=McFadden |first1=Maeve |title=Joanna Bernard of Madawaska First Nation appointed interim national chief of AFN |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-chief-joanne-bernard-afn-1.6902517 |website=CBC News |access-date=17 July 2023 |date=10 July 2023 |quote=Bernard replaces RoseAnne Archibald who was ousted in June}}

Archibald was succeeded by AFN Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse, who was elected national chief in December 2023. {{Cite news|last1=CBC News|title=RoseAnne Archibald elected national chief of Assembly of First Nations|date=July 8, 2022|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-national-chief-winner-1.7051907|publisher=CBC News}} {{cite news |title=Cindy Woodhouse elected new AFN national chief |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/12/07/cindy-woodhouse-new-afn-national-chief/ |publisher=CityNews Toronto |date=December 7, 2023}}