On June 21, Jenny Brake, new chief of Qalipu First Nation - celebrates her first National Indigenous Peoples Day as the head of her community. We'll hear from Chief Jenny Brake.
National Indigenous Peoples Day is coming up on June 21. Indigenous Newfoundlanders and Labradorians all over the province will be celebrating with powwows, mawiomis and more. It will be the first National Indigenous Peoples Day for Jenny Brake as leader of Qalipu First Nation. She was chosen as chief this past December, and is the band's first female chief. Brake sat down with CBC's Amanda Gear to talk about this year's celebrations, as well as her first six months as chief.
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