O’Bonsawin, who replaced the retiring Michael Moldaver on Sept. 1, is a bilingual Franco-Ontarian and an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation. O’Bonsawin says she is a big believer that if a person has a goal, works hard and never gives up, they can achieve their dreams.
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