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Willliam Sellars Jr. or "Willie" is the current chief of the Williams Lake Indian Band. Sellars was elected on as a councilor in 2008 when he was just 23 years old. He served 3 terms as a councilor before he was elected as chief in 2018. Since then he has become very involved with the city of Williams Lake, British Columbia.

Career
Willie Sellars was elected as a band councilor in 2008 serving three terms. Ten years later, in August of 2018, Sellars was voted in as chief. being part of the band government Sellars worked as a Wildland Firefighter for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Soon after this, Willie moved back to his hometown of Williams Lake, British Columbia. There he worked as the Special Projects Coordinator for the Williams Lake Indian Band Economic Development Department where he helped the building of the new Williams Lake Indian Band government building. In this role he was also responsible for new business initiatives from Impact Benefit Agreements, as well as speaking to proponents from the traditional territory. He also worked as a community consultant for major Williams Lake Indian Band projects. For example, the First Nations Land Management Initiative, the Coyote Rock Infrastructure Project, and the opening of an Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensary. Sellars is on the board of directors for the Williams Lake Business Improvement Association, Indigenous Business and Investment Council, and Borland Creek Logging. Sellars has also become a well-known children's book author. His first book is called “Dip Netting With Dad” and his second “Hockey With Dad”, as well as these books, Sellars plans to release a third.

Life
William Sellars Jr. or Willie Sellars has lived in the Cariboo--Chilcotin region his entire life. He was born as a member of the Williams Lake Indian Band of the Secwepemc Nation and has lived on the Sugarcane Reserve his whole life. When he was young he was always very interested in sports. He took part in local hockey teams and even bull riding. Sellars has carried his love for sports into adult-hood. He currently plays starting goaltender for the local Senior AA Williams Lake Stampeders of the Central Interior Hockey League. Him and his team won the Coy Cup in 2009. He has also played fastball since he was young, even spearheading major renovations to the Williams Lake Indian Band outdoor baseball facility. Living on the reserve, Sellars was able to take part in many cultural practices such as dip netting. He is also very involved with many cultural events such as sacred fires, drumming, prayer, and healing. He commonly will invite the public to be a part of these ceremonies.