Delbert Riley | |
Birth Date: | 1941 |
Birth Place: | Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 42, Ontario, Ontario |
Office1: | Chief of the National Indian Brotherhood |
Term Start1: | 1980 |
Term End1: | 1982 |
Successor1: | David Ahenakew |
Delbert Riley is a Canadian First Nations leader of Chippewa background. He was chief of the National Indian Brotherhood (known today as the Assembly of First Nations) from 1980 to 1982.
He is originally from the Chippewas of the Thames near St. Thomas, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario.
Delbert Riley also presided over the Union of Ontario Indians.[1]