Condolences for a long-time chief and active volunteer who passed away this weekend are coming in from First Nations across Ontario.
Leona Nahwegahbow of Whitefish River First Nation led in leadership roles for over five decades, both locally and regionally.
First elected to council in 1972, she went on to serve as chief from 1982 to 2002 and continued to serve in various roles including as a councillor from 2011 to the present.
She played a pivotal role in several organizations including the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, local and regional health services, and was also a renowned language keeper.
She is also the mother of Chief Rodney Nahwegahbow.
A remembrance ceremony was held Tuesday.
The family will be having a private funeral.
