Under the new bylaws approved in June 2019, the Chiefs of Ontario has completed the Board of Directors’ implementation. Each PTO has appointed a representative for the Board. The Board members include:
- Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians – Geoff Stonefish
- Nishnawbe Aski Nation – Gary Dokis
- Grand Council Treaty #3 – Lucas King
- Anishinabek Nation – Brendan Huston
The newly appointed Board of Directors convened their first meeting in December 2019. At that time the Board was briefed on the operations of the organization and the recommendations made by the previous Board of Directors in July 2018, which have also been enacted and are in the final stages of implementations. The Board of Directors meet quarterly.
THE LATEST FROM CHIEFS OF ONTARIO
Media Releases
Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare Congratulates Newly Elected National Chief Cindy Woodhouse of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
(Algonquin Unceded Territory, Ontario – December 8, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare, on behalf of the Chiefs of Ontario, congratulates
The Chiefs of Ontario support Temagami First Nation and Teme-Augama Anishnabai’s legal action challenging the Ontario Métis Harvesting Agreement and Métis section 35 rights in their Ancestral territory
(Toronto, ON – December 1, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare has issued the following statement offering support to Temagami First Nation
OFNYPC Announces Participation in Indigenous Advisory Process as Part of Broader Indian Act Reforms
(Toronto, Ontario — November 30, 2023) The Ontario First Nations Young Peoples Council (OFNYPC) has issued the following statement to announce
Chiefs of Ontario File a Judicial Review Calling on the Federal Government to Alleviate Burden of Carbon Pricing on First Nations
(November 30, 2023 )– Chiefs of Ontario (COO) is releasing the following statement regarding a judicial review it has filed today