Nahanni Fontaine

The Honourable
Nahanni Fontaine
MLA
Minister of Families
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 18, 2023
PremierWab Kinew
Preceded byRochelle Squires
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Johns
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 19, 2016
Preceded byGord Mackintosh
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Political partyNew Democratic
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Winnipeg (BA) University of Manitoba (MA)

Nahanni Fontaine (born 1971)[1] is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of St. Johns in the 2016 and 2019 elections.[2] She held the seat for the NDP after incumbent MLA Gord Mackintosh did not seek re-election.

Fontaine was interviewed for the Tina Fontaine episode the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network documentary series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Taken. Despite sharing the same surname, the two are not related.[3]

On March 10, 2021, Nahanni Fontaine was removed from the House for the rest of the day for saying the Progressive Conservatives "just don't give a crap" about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.[4]

  1. ^ Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair Google Books
  2. ^ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Injustice is a way of Indigenous life, say advocates dismayed at verdict in Tina Fontaine murder trial". CBC News: The Current. CBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2021. Nahanni Fontaine, who is no relation to Tina Fontaine, has worked to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
  4. ^ @NahanniFontaine (10 March 2021). "Today, I was kicked out of the House and not allowed to return for the day. Why?Because I said the PCs don't gi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.