b"FEDERAL POLITICSR AISINGBy Sarah B. HoodWOMENS VOICESJody Wilson-Raybould speaks about Indigenous women's leadership, and the importance of young women getting involved in their communitiesH er bio reads as lawyer, provincial Crown prosecutor, Member of Parliament for a riding in a major Canadian city, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, National Defence and Veterans Affairs. This is an illustrious career for anyone, yet alone an Indigenous woman succeeding in a political playing field where Indigenous people are often underrepresented. It is also worth remembering that Jody Wilson-Raybould served as a treaty commissioner and Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations before entering federal politics.This year, Wilson-Raybould is looking back over her time as an elected politicianwhich she has chosen to end come the electionand her career overall. In September, she released a political memoir titled Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power that deals with her path to political office, her place as an Indigenous woman at the decision-making table, her role in the SNC-Lavalin affair, which led to her resignation from cabinet on principle, and her subsequent return to the House of Commons following the 2019 election as an independent member.Above all, however, it is a reflection on Canadian society and our political system today by a woman who has been a consummate leader in federal politics while staying fiercely true to her Indigenous roots. I thought a lot about whether or not to write it. I felt I had a responsibility to speak about my time in federal politics and what my experience was like as an Indigenous woman and as a cabinet minister and as an MP, explains Wilson-Raybould. It touches a bit on my role as a Regional Chief, and I speak to where I come from, how I was raised, my world before coming into politics, how I thought govern-ment would be, and what I learned. 36Fall/Winter 2021"