Arlen Dumas | |
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Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs | |
Succeeded by | Cathy Merrick |
In office 2017–2021 | |
In office 2021–2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974 or 1975 Pukatawagan,Manitoba,Canada |
Alma mater | Mount Allison University |
Arlen Dumas (born 1974 or 1975) is a Canadian Cree leader.
Dumas was born and raised in Pukatawagan,Manitoba. He began attending Lakefield College School in Ontario at age 16,and graduated from Mount Allison University in 1999 with a degree in Political Science and Canadian Studies. Following his graduation,he lived in Toronto for a year as a stay at home father,and then worked in Toronto for several years as a community centre director. [1]
In 2008,Dumas,aged 33,was elected chief of the Mathias Colomb First Nation. [1] [2]
Dumas has participated in the Idle No More movement, [1] and in activism against the Hudbay Minerals company beginning in 2013. [3] [4]
In 2017,Dumas was elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs,succeeding Perry Bellegarde. [2] In 2019 he left the role for two weeks following an accusation of catfishing, [5] [6] with the role being temporarily filled by Chief Sheldon Kent of Black River First Nation. [7] He was re-elected to the role in 2021. [8] [9] In March 2022,Dumas was suspended from the position following allegations of sexual harassment from a former female staff member; [10] he was formally removed in August 2022 following an independent investigation into the matter. [9] [11] In August 2023,Dumas was sued by the former staff member,who alleged he had raped and sexually harassed her. [12] Dumas launched a countersuit against the woman in November 2023. [13]
After being removed from the grand chief position,Dumas took the role of Health Services director at Quest Health Clinic Inc. [14]
Dumas' son,who had cystic fibrosis,died in 2019. [5]
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