Senator George PeeAce is from the Yellowquill Saulteaux First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory. In 1972, he was hired as band administrator for his home reserve. He later served on Council and was elected district representative. He was elected Chief of Yellowquill in 1983 and served as a Vice Chief of the FSIN from 1988 to 1991. He was appointed to the FSIN Senate in 2000 and sits as the Senate's representative on the IGR board.