Assembly of First Nations candidates using "new mocassin telegraph"

Pam Palmater essentially launched her campaign to lead the Assembly of First Nations on Twitter.
Word that another candidate, Ellen Gabriel, was going to run spread through Facebook before she could even file the paperwork.
Manitoba lawyer Joan Jack has become a household name among First Nations because of her use of social media.
And the blossoming Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is piping commentary, analysis and, on Thursday night, an all-candidates debate, straight into aboriginal living rooms across the country.
For the first time, regular First Nations people living in far-flung communities across Canada have readily accessible tools for a national conversation about their leadership in Ottawa — turning the traditional discourse among chiefs on its head.
"It has changed it entirely, that's for sure," Jack said in an interview.
The grassroots don't have a vote, but through a growing network enabled by new media, they seem to have a voice.
"It's the new moccasin telegraph," said Jack.
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