fɔːɹ tˈuː tˈɜːmz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi hiː wʌz tʃˈiːf ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ˈɪndiən bɹˈʌðɚhˌʊd tədˈeɪ nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv fˈɜːst nˈeɪʃənz.
For two terms from 1976 to 1980 he was chief of the National Indian Brotherhood (today known as the Assembly of First Nations).