Eva Ottawa

Eva Ottawa is an Atikamekw political figure. She was the first women to be elected Grand Chief of the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw and the first Indigenous woman to lead the Conseil du statut de la femme du Québec. She received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and the Médaille Premiers Peuples in 2019. She is currently a law professor at the University of Ottawa.

Biography Ottawa was born in Manawan, Quebec. She was first elected Grand Chief in 2006, with over 75% of the vote, becoming the first woman to hold this position. She was re-elected in 2010.