The Manitoba NDP says its MLA, Amanda Lathlin, who represented the Pas–Kameesak riding, has passed away.

In a statement, the party described her as a tireless advocate for families and for people in northern Manitoba.

Lathlin made history in 2015 as the first First Nations woman elected to Manitoba’s legislative assembly.

The statement also noted that earlier this year, while in hospital, she became a proud grandmother for the first time.