Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse (born 1974 or 1975) is a Canadian politician. She was elected in the

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to the

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representing the

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, succeeding

Richard Feehan Richard John Feehan (born February 11, 1960) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA), representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Rutherford from 2015 until 2023. Early life and career Richard F ...

. Stonehouse is a member of the

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. She is the first

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woman to be elected to the Alberta Legislature, and second Indigenous woman, following Pearl Calahasen (

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) elected in 1989. In 2024, she was

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for the post of leader of the Alberta NDP.

Early life and education

Calahoo Stonehouse attended the

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where she earned a

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from the Faculty of Native Studies, and was completing a master's degree in the Faculty of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology.

Adult life

Inviting the Indigenous Sports World to Edmonton Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse 2

Stonehouse is

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and Mohawk and a member of the Michel First Nation where she served on the band council. She has served as executive director of the Yellowhead Indigenous Education Foundation and as a member of the Edmonton Police Commission. In 2021, she campaigned for the position of national chief of the

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after the retirement of

Perry Bellegarde Perry Bellegarde (born August 29, 1962; Little Black Bear First Nation) is a Canadian First Nations advocate and politician who served as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations from December 10, 2014, to July 8, 2021.

Electoral history

2023 Alberta general election

References

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