Mandy Gull Masty named minister of Indigenous Services Canada – APTN News

May 13, 2025

3 Indigenous MPs handed portfolios in new cabinet.

For the first time, an Indigenous person will head the department charged with providing services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada.

Rookie MP Mandy Gull Masty (Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou) was named minister of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) by Prime Minister Mark Carney during the swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall Tuesday.

Gull Masty was the head of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) prior to running for a seat in the House of Commons.

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