Melanie Mark

Melanie Joy Mark, also known by her Nisga'a name as Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak, is a Canadian politician, the first First Nations woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the first First Nations woman to serve in the Cabinet of British Columbia; she is a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA representative for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. She was elected on February 2, 2016, in a by-election, winning with 61% of the vote and defeating Green Party of British Columbia candidate Pete Fry and BC Liberal Party candidate Gavin Dew.

Melanie Mark

Melanie Joy Mark, also known by her Nisga'a name as Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak, is a Canadian politician, the first First Nations woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the first First Nations woman to serve in the Cabinet of British Columbia; she is a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA representative for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. She was elected on February 2, 2016, in a by-election, winning with 61% of the vote and defeating Green Party of British Columbia candidate Pete Fry and BC Liberal Party candidate Gavin Dew.