CanadaProvincial & local legislatureOntario New Democratic PartyOntario · KiiwetinoongMember of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)
Sol Mamakwa
Profile
Sol Mamakwa is a Canadian politician serving as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Kiiwetinoong since 2018 and as a deputy leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party since 2022. Born in Sioux Lookout and raised in Kingfisher Lake First Nation, he is the first legislator in Ontario to address the assembly in an Indigenous language, Oji-Cree. His political career focuses on Indigenous rights, healthcare, and northern economic development, including advocacy for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Details
- Born
- 1970 or 1971
- Birth place
- Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
- Education
- Queen Elizabeth District High School
- Career
- Education director for Kingfisher Lake First Nation, health director on the Shibogama First Nations Council, health system transformation lead for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
