Biography
Chief Gordon BlueSky is a leader with tremendous experience in lands governance, resource management, and negotiations. He was elected to serve his home community of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation in 2022 and re-elected by acclamation in 2024. BlueSky was recognized by the National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association in 2016 for excellence in Lands Management and awarded an Honourable Mention for the Manitoba Excellence in Sustainability Award for being a catalyst in bringing First Nations together in the creation of the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective in 2015. Prior to his election, Chief BlueSky worked as the Director of Lands for the Treaty One Development Corporation (T1DC). During his time there, BlueSky led negotiations to finalize the agreement that secures the basic infrastructural services for the Naawi-Oodena Treaty One Joint Reserve.