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A next-gen training platform designed to convey a real-world understanding of drinking water disinfection approaches for these communities.

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Linda Debassige

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Strategic Planning

Linda Debassige, Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief, Former Ogimaa Kwe (Chief) of M'Chigeeng First Nation, Former Political Advisor to Grand Chief Madahbee-Anishinabek Nation. Born and raised in M’Chigeeng First Nation, Linda Debassige currently serves as the Grand Council Chief of the Anishinaabek Nation. She is a mother to two children and grandmother to one. Linda graduated with honours from Civil Engineering Technology in Thunder Bay and she holds a Certificate in Negotiations from Osgoode Hall Law School. First elected to M’Chigeeng First Nation Council in 2013, Debassige was Chief from 2015-2023. During her tenure within the governance of M’Chigeeng, she participated in numerous portfolios, committees and boards locally, regionally and nationally and across many sectors including but not limited to treaty, infrastructure, water, housing, environment, policing, mental health and addictions, community safety, economic development, education, health, emergency management and community development. She was elected Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation in 2024.

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