List of chiefs of Fort Albany First Nation Facts for Kids

The Fort Albany First Nation is a community located in northern Ontario, Canada. Like many First Nations, it has its own leaders who help guide the community. These leaders are called chiefs, and they work with a group of councillors. This article lists the chiefs who have led the Fort Albany First Nation since a special area of land, called a reserve, was set aside for them in 1909.

Chiefs Under the Indian Act (1909–1977)

For many years, the way First Nations chose their leaders was guided by a Canadian law called the Indian Act. This law set up a system for a "band council" to be formed for the Fort Albany First Nation.

Here are the chiefs and some of their councillors during this time:

Chiefs and Councils (1909-1977)
Date of Selection	Chief	Councillors	Notes
1909	Andrew Wesley
July 1920	Moses Wesley	S. Ruben J. N. Scott J. Spence D. Wesley
July 1923		Patrick Steven Xavier Spence David Solomon
July 26, 1926		Patrick Stephen Xavier Spence Xavier Chookomoolin David Solomon
July 16, 1929	Isiah Nashootaway (Sutherland)	Xavier Scott James Sutherland Alex Lazarus
1933	Moses Wesley
1938	Walter Stephen
July 1947	Simeon Scott	James Sutherland James Wesley Willie Stephens
July 30, 1951	Simeon Scott	Joel Linklater James Sutherland Fred Lazarus
July 29, 1957	James Wesley	Gaius Wesley Simon Koosees Alex Lazarus
June 17, 1960	James Wesley	Simon Koosees Gaius Wesley Alex Lazarus James Sutherland Simeon Metatawbin Louis Nakochee Xavier Sutherland
August 12, 1964	Abraham Metatawabin	Willie Stephen Gaius Wesley Willie Wesley Sr. Raphael Wheesk Moses Nakogee John Wheesk Xavier Sutherland
July 28, 1967	James Wesley	Simon Friday Evadney Friday Fred Lazarus Labius Reuben Mary Solomon Willie Stephen David Wynne Jr. Hosea Wynne Joshua Wynne
August 27, 1969	William Stephen	Silas Wesley John A. Wesley Xavier Sutherland Sinclair Wynne Clifford Wesley Alex Goodwin Claudius Hughie James Solomon Lawrence Mark Philip Tookata Abraham Metatawabin John Nakochee
June 15, 1971	William Wesley Sr.	Silas Wesley John A. Wesley Alex Wesley Philip Hughie Mathias Wynne Fred Lazarus Sr. George Wesley Simon Friday Lawrence Mark Philip Tookata Moses Nakogee Gilbert Solomon	Lawrence Mark and Moses Nakogee resigned during their term.
June 15, 1973	John Nakogee	Simeon Friday James Wesley Evadney Friday Josephine Wesley Sinclair Wynne Bertie Wynne Fred Lazarus Sr. Sinclair Williams Abraham Wynne Abraham Metat Peter Sutherland Edmund Metat
June 24, 1975	Silas Wesley	Simeon Friday Alex Goodwin John Wesley George Wesley Bartholomew Sutherland Sinclair Wynne Peter Sackanay Daisy Sackanay Abraham Metatawabin John Kataquabit Joseph Kataquabit Lawrence Mark	This was the last council before Fort Albany and Kashechewan First Nations became separate communities with their own councils in 1977.

After the Split with Kashechewan (1977–2022)

In 1977, the Kashechewan First Nation started to have its own separate band council. This meant that Fort Albany First Nation would now elect its own leaders without sharing a council with Kashechewan.

Here are the chiefs and some of their councillors after the split:

Chiefs and Councils (1977-2022)
Date of Selection	Chief	Deputy Chief	Councillors	Notes
June 21, 1977	John Nakogee		Edmond Edwards Michel Nakochee Harry Loone Louis Nakogee Antoine Koostachin Gilbert Solomon
June 21, 1979	Alex Metatawabin		Lawrence Mark John Scott Harry Loone John Edwards Joseph Kataquapit Peter Sackanay	Chief Alex Metatawabin was removed in February 1980.
March 3, 1980	Louie Nakogee		Lawrence Mark John Scott Harry Loone John Edwards Joseph Kataquapit Peter Sackanay	This chief was chosen in a special election after the previous chief was removed.
June 2, 1981	Alex Metatawabin		Daniel Edwards Xavier Sutherland Louis Nakogee Jr. Edmund Edwards Joseph Sutherland Micheline Edwards
July 16, 1983	Louie Nakogee Sr.		Daniel Edwards Louis Nakogee Jr. Abraham Matatawabin Harry Loone Joseph Wheesk Marius Spence
February 27, 1985	Simeon Solomon		William Sutherland Peter Sutherland John Paul Nakochee Gabriel Loone Ignace Kataquapit Marius Spence	Some councillors resigned and were replaced in special elections.
August 13, 1986	Louie Nakogee Jr.		Antoine Koostachin Joseph Wheesk Annabella Solomon Marius Spence Ignace Kataquapit Joseph Sutherland Peter Nakogee
July 6, 1988	Edmund Metatawabin		William Sutherland Peter Sutherland Gilbert Solomon Gisele Kataquapit Lucie Solomon Rita Scott Patricia Edwards	Some councillors resigned and were replaced in special elections.
July 6, 1990	Edmund Metatawabin		Peter Sutherland Leo Loon Gabriel Sutherland Joseph Sutherland George Scott Ernest Edwards Michel Solomon
July 13, 1992	Edward Metatawabin		Joseph Wheesk Gabriel Sutherland Leo Loon Bernard Sutherland Emile Sutherland Marius Spence Annabella Solomon
1994	Edmund Metatawabin			Edmund Metatawabin continued as chief in 1994 and 1995.
July 2, 1996	Arthur Scott			Some community members tried to hold a "custom election" to choose a new chief, but Arthur Scott did not step down.
1998	Mike Metatawabin
2010			Robert Nakogee
July 28, 2012	Rex Knapaysweet		Robert Nakogee
2014		Robert Nakogee
2016		Robert Nakogee
August 13, 2018	Leo Metatawabin	Robert Nakogee	Edmond Sackaney (Head Councillor) Joseph Scott Joseph Sutherland Margaret Edwards Yvonne Metatawabin Jackie Kataquapit Ruby Edwards-Wheesk
August 23, 2020	Robert Nakogee	Charlotte Nakoochee	Joseph Scott Joseph Sutherland Edmond Edwards Xavier Inishinapay Joseph Pascal Spence Angela Diane Lagasse Arthur Nakogee

Custom Election Code (2022–Present)

On June 13, 2022, the members of Fort Albany First Nation voted to approve their own "Custom Election Code." This new code means the community can now choose its leaders using its own rules, rather than the rules from the Indian Act. The election in 2022 was the first one held under these new, custom rules.

Here are the chiefs and councils under the new Custom Election Code:

Chiefs and Councils (2022-Present)
Date of Selection	Chief	Deputy Chief	Councillors	Notes
October 1, 2022	Elizabeth Kataquapit	Terry Metatawabin	Brenda Scott Pascal Spence Joseph Scott Ruby Edward-Wheesk Madeline Scott Christopher Metatawabin Madeline Nakogee	Elizabeth Kataquapit was the first woman ever elected as chief of the Fort Albany First Nation.

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List of chiefs of Fort Albany First Nation facts for kids

Chiefs Under the Indian Act (1909–1977)

After the Split with Kashechewan (1977–2022)

Custom Election Code (2022–Present)