Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (M.K.O.) Grand Chief Sheila North has announced that she will not be looking to remain as M.K.O. leader once her term ends later this year.

The journalist-turned-politician made the decision official, though she has left the door open to continue her political career on a larger stage.

North said that she has been approached by multiple people across the country to consider running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (A.F.M.). She added that she hasn’t made a decision on whether or not she’ll put her name forward, but that she’s thinking about it and will make a decision soon.

Nominations for the A.F.M. national chief close later this month, and so far current national chief Perry Bellegarde, as well Russ Diabo (who is from a Mohawk community south of Montreal) are the only two with their names on the ticket.

North, who was elected as M.K.O. grand chief in 2015, is the first-ever female leader of the organization that represents 30 First Nations here in Northern Manitoba which includes Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and Norway House Cree Nation,.