Elected on December 5th, 2009, to serve a four-year term as Chief of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

Chief White has a B.A. in First Nations Studies (with distinction) from Vancouver Island University and an J.D. (Juris Doctor) from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. A frequent lecturer at universities on legal issues regarding Aboriginal peoples, he is a practicing lawyer, having been an associate at Canada's leading Aboriginal law firm in Vancouver representing First Nations and Aboriginal organizations on a range of legal issues.

Chief White is a member of many boards and committees including; the Snuneymuxw First Nation Economic Development Corporation, the University of Victoria's School of Public Administration's Advisory Board, and a past executive member of the Indigenous Bar Association of Canada.

Chief White was elected to the three member political executive of the First Nations Summit, the Summit Task Group, in June 2010 for a three year term. The Task Group is authorized by the Summit to carry out specifically mandated tasks on issues related to treaty negotiations in British Columbia. The First Nations Summit, which is comprised of a majority of First Nations and Tribal Councils in BC, provides a forum for First Nations in British Columbia to address issues related to Treaty negotiations as well as other issues of common concern. Chief White is a member of the Leadership Council of British Columbia.

My father and mother, Doug and Joyce White, showed me by the example of their lives what our greatest duty is - to serve our people and to work to make our collective lives better. My grandfather Chief Douglas White I used to share with me as a young boy our fisheries in endless early mornings and evenings out on our waters. During those trips he would often share with me what he expected me to do with my life. Simply put, he told me that I needed to provide for and care for the Snuneymuxw Nation. My grandmother Kwulasulwut, Dr. Ellen White, has always demonstrated to me great compassion and caring and the need to be respectful of our traditions. Her work throughout her life in both traditional health care and in the public education system has always been a source of inspiration to me.

I want to thank every Snuneymuxw member that has taken the time to give me advice, to share their dreams, and to share their strength with me. Being the head of our government is no easy job - it is extremely demanding and requires constant and total focus, juggling many many complex issues at the same time. When my work is most difficult, I rely on your good words and your good thoughts that you have shared with me. You literally have held me up when I have most needed it.

I want to take the time to especially thank the individuals that work in our administration in all of the various programs and services that we deliver. These people have the most difficult and challenging job of any public service in Canada. They work in a context of having the least resources to serve those most in need.

Finally I want to thank my family for fully understanding the level of commitment and time away from them required by this work. My wife Anisa is my greatest source of strength. This spring, on April 23rd, 2011, she gave birth to our twin sons Willem and Charles, our greatest gift from the Creator and our greatest inspiration, along with all Snuneymuxw children, to work as hard as we possibly can. My sons Eliot and Ethan are now teenagers and seeing them grow into the young men they now are has made me very proud. I thank all of them, along with my Sister Tracey and niece Isabella, for being my strength.