Incumbent Perry Bellegarde was elected to a second term as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
He won on the second ballot.
Sheila North of Manitoba finished second with 125 votes while another Manitoban, Katherine Whitecloud, was eliminated in the first round for having the fewest number of votes
The results of the final ballot:
Perry Bellegarde — 328
Sheila North (from Manitoba) — 125
Miles Richardson — 59
Russ Diabo — 10