He was a candidate in the AFN's 1994 leadership convention, but lost to Ovide Mercredi.
In April 2005, Mercredi announced he would challenge Bev Desjarlais for the New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Churchill for the next federal election, but he later withdrew his candidacy.
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Mercredi is an advocate of non-violent methods for change and he has been nominated by the Government of India for the Gandhi Peace Prize.