A First Nations Chief from the Kenora area has died.
Grand Council Treaty #3 is announcing the death of Lorraine Cobiness. She was 52.
She was Chief of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation, formerly Dalles First Nation.
She had won a ninth consecutive term just last year.
A release from Treaty 3 says she was a “true leader who led with kindness, love and compassion.
“Above all else, we honour the strong, kind, and wonderful person she was. We will remember her voice of wisdom, her caring heart, and her unwavering sense of bravery to stand up for what is right. We remember her as a friend and leader whose spirit will continue to guide us; we are honoured to live in her legacy,” the release states.
A wake service for Cobiness is planned for this Monday at the Dalles Community Hall, starting at 11 a.m.
Funeral services will be held the next day at Dalles Community Hall at 10 a.m.
