Theresa Spence | |
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Chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation | |
In office August 27, 2010 – August 2015 | |
Preceded by | Theresa Hall |
Deputy Chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation | |
In office July 2007 – September 2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Kenora District, Ontario, Canada |
Theresa Spence (born 1963)[1] is a former chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation in Canada.[2] She was a prominent figure in the Attawapiskat housing and infrastructure crisis,[3] Idle No More,[4] and other First Nations issues. Prior to serving as chief, she was the deputy chief of Attawapiskat.