David Ahenakew

David Ahenakew
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
In office
1982–1985
Preceded byDelbert Riley
Succeeded byGeorges Erasmus
Personal details
Born(1933-07-28)July 28, 1933
Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedMarch 12, 2010(2010-03-12) (aged 76)
Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, Canada
AwardsOrder of Canada (revoked)[1]

David Ahenakew CD[2] (July 28, 1933 – March 12, 2010) was a Canadian First Nations (Cree) politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Ahenakew was born at the Sandy Lake Indian Reserve in Saskatchewan. He and his wife, Grace Ahenakew, had five children.[3]

  1. ^ "Ahenakew stripped of Order of Canada". CBC News. July 11, 2005.
  2. ^ "Ahenakew appointed to head Special Programs Unit". Saskatchewan Indian. 11 (5): 33. May 1981.
  3. ^ Aboriginal Faces of Saskatchewan Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine