A familiar athlete in Saskatchewan has been elected as chief of Thunderchild First Nation.
According to reports, Michael Linklater was elected as the First Nation’s chief in the band’s general election held yesterday.
Linklater is a retired basketball player who last played for the Saskatchewan Rattlers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
Linklater was also the recipient of the 2018 Tom Longboat Award recognizing Indigenous athletes for their contributions to sports in Canada and was a recent contestant on the Amazing Race Canada.
The 44 year-old defeated 4 other people vying for the position of Chief.