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The Chiefs of Ontario is an advocacy forum and secretariat for collective decision-making, action, and advocacy for the 133 First Nations communities located in Ontario. Guided by the Chiefs in Assembly, we uphold self-determination efforts of the Anishinaabek, Mushkegowuk, Onkwehon:we, and Lenape Peoples in protecting and exercising their inherent and Treaty rights. Keeping in mind the wisdom of our Elders, and the future for our youth, we continue to create the path forward in building our Nations as strong, healthy Peoples respectful of ourselves, each other, and all of creation.

Ontario First Nation Economic Forum 2016

Registration & Sponsorship Open

October 12, 13, 2016

Wealth Creation, Infrastructure, Revenue Sharing and more

 

http://www.chiefs-of-ontario.org/node/1442

Electricity Report 2016

Order your copy of the innovative energy literacy tool -- provides First Nations with foundational info necessary to build knowledge, insight and understanding of essential energy issues

http://www.chiefs-of-ontario.org/node/1328

Chiefs of Ontario Political Confederacy

The Chiefs of Ontario Political Confederacy 2015/16

http://www.chiefs-of-ontario.org/PC-members

The Political Accord

On August 24, 2015 the Chiefs of Ontario and the Province of Ontario signed a historical Political Accord. “This Accord captures this social shift and is a tremendous step forward in building a new political relationship between First Nations and the Government of Ontario.”

 

View photos and video of the ceremony here

http://www.chiefs-of-ontario.org/node/1168

Chiefs of Ontario News

TODAY’S HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DECISION CONFIRMS NON-COMPLIANCE BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT: ‘CANADA MUST ACT NOW TO FUND FIRST NATION CHILDREN AT THE SAME LEVEL AS ALL CANADIAN CHILDREN’ SAYS ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF ISADORE DAY
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1 week 4 days ago
Shared Territory of Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations (Toronto) --- Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says today’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision shines a glaring spotlight once again on a government system that neglects...
TODAY’S HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DECISION CONFIRMS NON-COMPLIANCE BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT: ‘CANADA MUST ACT NOW TO FUND FIRST NATION CHILDREN AT THE SAME LEVEL AS ALL CANADIAN CHILDREN’ SAYS ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF ISADORE DAY
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1 week 4 days ago
Shared Territory of Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations (Toronto) --- Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says today’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision shines a glaring spotlight once again on a government system that neglects...
ONTARIO THRONE SPEECH COMMUNICATES LITTLE TO FIRST NATION PRIORITIES, SAYS ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF ISADORE DAY: ‘BUDGET CAN’T BE BALANCED IGNORING FIRST NATION PRIORITIES’
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2 weeks 6 hours ago
Shared Territory of Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations (Toronto) --- The province voiced very few commitments to the First Nations in Ontario today during its Throne Speech which set a new agenda for the government’s final 20...
FIRST NATION EXPECTATIONS FROM ONTARIO THRONE SPEECH MONDAY: WE NEED TO BE FULL PARTNERS IN ALL FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH TREATY, INHERENT AND LAND RIGHTS, SAYS ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF ISADORE DAY
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2 weeks 3 days ago
Whitefish Island, Sault Ste. Marie, ON --- Today is the 166th anniversary of the signing of the Robinson Huron Treaty. The lands and waters around Lakes Huron and Superior provided the resources for European settlers to farm, fish, mine and trade...
CHIEFS OF ONTARIO SUPPORT STANDING ROCK SIOUX NATION: ATROCITIES AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM SAYS ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF ISADORE DAY
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2 weeks 5 days ago
Shared Territory of Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations (Toronto) --- Over the Labour Day long weekend, thousands of American Indians and First Nations from Canada gathered at Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota to protest the construction...
ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF DAY ACKNOWLEDGES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC POLITICAL ACCORD URGING ONTARIO TO CONTINUE TO RESPECT THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMITMENT
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1 month 3 days ago
Toronto, ON (August 24, 2016) --- Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says that the Political Accord which was signed one year ago today is an integral part in the revitalized relationship First Nations have with the province and continues...

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