NWAC appoints Madeleine Redfern as Interim CEO| Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)

GATINEAU, Que. - The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Madeleine Redfern as its interim Chief Executive Officer to lead the organization effective April 16, 2024.

Madeleine is from Iqaluit, Nunavut, and she’s a graduate of the Akitsiraq Law School, holding an LLB from the University of Victoria. She was the first Inuk to be given a Supreme Court of Canada clerkship.

As an Indigenous businesswoman and a strong social advocate for transformative initiatives, Madeleine has over 35 years of experience in governance and volunteering with Indigenous organizations, including, but not limited to, the Inuit Non-Profit Housing Corporation and the Tungasuvvingat Inuit Community Centre.

Madeline is one of the founding members of Wabano Aboriginal Health Centre and Inuit Head Start in Ottawa. She was also the executive director of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission, a commission that reviewed the “effects of federal government policies on Eastern Arctic Inuit” between the 1950s and 1980s.

The interim CEO’s advocacy, professional, and governance work shows her dedication and passion toward the development and delivery of programs that reflect the values, needs, and priorities of Indigenous communities. She received the Indspire Award for Public Service to acknowledge and celebrate all her hard work, commitment, and contributions.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express our immense trust in Madeline's leadership, dedication, and strategic mindset. Her decades of excellence in governance and passion for advocacy work align perfectly with the organization’s needs. We are confident that her leadership will be instrumental in guiding NWAC towards its core mission and values.” said Carol McBride, President of NWAC.

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About The Native Women’s Association of Canada

The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is a national Indigenous organization representing political voices of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people in Canada. NWAC is inclusive of First Nations—on- and off-reserve, status, non-status, and disenfranchised—Inuit, and Métis. An aggregate of Indigenous women’s organizations from across the country, NWAC was founded on a collective goal to enhance, promote, and foster social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people within their respective communities and Canadian societies.

À propos de l'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada

L'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC) est une organisation autochtone nationale qui représente la voix politique des femmes, des filles, des transgenres, des bispirituels et des personnes de sexe différent au Canada, y compris les membres des Premières nations vivant dans les réserves et hors réserve, les Indiens inscrits et non inscrits, les personnes privées de leurs droits, les Métis et les Inuits. Regroupant des organisations de femmes autochtones de tout le pays, l'AFAC a été fondée dans le but collectif d'améliorer, de promouvoir et de favoriser le bien-être social, économique, culturel et politique des femmes autochtones au sein de leurs communautés respectives et des sociétés canadiennes.

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NWAC appoints Madeleine Redfern as Interim CEO

Madeleine Redfern’s advocacy, professional, and governance work shows her dedication and passion toward the development and delivery of programs supporting Indigenous communities.