Cindy Woodhouse

Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak (born 1982 or 1983) is a Canadian First Nations (Pinaymootang First Nation) politician and the current National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Prior to being elected as AFN National Chief, Woodhouse served as Manitoba regional chief from 2021 to 2023.

Early life and education Woodhouse was raised on the Pinaymootang First Nation, spending half the week with her parents, Garnet and Lorette Woodhouse, and half the week with her grandmother, who gave her her Anishinaabe education. Her father, Garnet Woodhouse, became chief of the Pinaymootang First Nation when Woodhouse was 4 years old, a role he held for more than 40 years. Her great-great-great-grandfather, Richard Woodhouse, was a signatory of Treaty 2.

In March 2022, Woodhouse joined a First Nations delegation traveling to Rome to meet Pope Francis and discuss the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.

Woodhouse was elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in early December 2023.

Personal life Woodhouse is married and has two sons; she and her family live on the reserve of the Pinaymootang First Nation in Fairford, Manitoba. Woodhouse planned in 2023 to move to Ottawa for her role as National Chief.