The Wet'suwet'en First Nation has chosen its latest slate of chief and councillors.
Incumbent chief Karen Ogen was reelected, incumbent Broman Lake councillor Janice Nooski was returned by acclamation and Maureen Luggi was elected Palling councillor
The WFN has a number of reserve lands, the main one being in the Palling area of the Lakes District and a cluster in the Broman Lake area not far from there. They are an untreatied First Nation, meaning the true scope of their holdings has yet to be determined.
The WFN people have chosen a custom-designed governance model where a councillor is elected to represent their Palling constituents, one to represent their Broman Lake constituents and a chief to represent their aggregate holdings. The three-person executive operates on a three-year election cycle.
The aboriginal community located a few minutes west of Burns Lake held their general elections on Wednesday for the three executive positions they have available each mandate. Polling stations were set up at their base community, in Prince George and also in Vancouver.
"There are about 160 registered voters within the WFN," said returning officer Lawrence Lewis. "Obviously the majority are here locally but their citizens are spread all over the world."
Slightly more than 100 people cast ballots in this year's WFN election.
