Frank McKay has over 40 years experience working on First Nations issues including health and addictions, housing and infrastructure, economic development and energy. He has served as the Executive Director for NAN legal services, the co-chair for Wataynikaneyap Power and, for the last 16 years, as the Chair and CEO of the Windigo First Nations Council. He has committed his career to creating a healthier, more sustainable future for First Nations living in Ontario’s far north.

Frank graduated from grade 8 from the Poplar Hill Residential School and went on to finish his high school diploma at the Northwestern High School in Stratford Ontario. He studied to be an architectural technician at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario before returning to his home community of Sachigo Lake First Nation, in the province’s northwest.

Frank is the father of three sons and three grandchildren. He is fluent in English and Oji-Cree and currently resides in Thunder Bay, Ontario. A strong proponent of the Aboriginal and Treaty rights of his people, Mr. McKay is a well-respected leader in the WFNC and Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory.

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