Annita McPhee

Annita McPhee, BSW, LLB, is the former three-term president of the Tahltan Nation in British Columbia, Canada. She was also named National Native Role Model by Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson in 2000 and won the Aboriginal Woman of Distinction Award.

McPhee was a key player in negotiating more than $2 billion in agreements for the Tahltan Nation over the Northwest Transmission Line, BC Hydro and AltaGas projects within their territory. She also helped negotiate self-determination and taxation revenue-sharing projects. She also helped secure and protect the Sacred Hearts Headwater and was vocal in opposing Bill C-45 Jobs and Growth Act.

McPhee attended the University of Victoria law school and Thompson Rivers University social work school. Her family placed a strong emphasis on education.

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