In March of 1975, at the First Annual All Ontario Chiefs Conference, a joint First Nations Association Coordinating Committee was formed, constituting an unincorporated federation of the four major Ontario First Nation organizations. The purpose of the committee was to provide a single Ontario representative to the Assembly of First Nations (then, the National Indian Brotherhood). From this committee emerged the Chiefs of Ontario office whose basic purpose is to enable the political leadership to discuss and to decide on regional, provincial and national priorities affecting First Nation people in Ontario and to provide a unified voice on these issues.
Former Ontario Regional Chiefs, from left to right: Grand Council Chief Pat Madahbee, Deputy Grand Chief Gord Peters, Angus Toulouse, Charles Fox, Chief Tom Bressette.
About the Logo
The circle and the map represents the continuity, strength and harmony of the First Nations peoples of Ontario; the five feathers signify the four political organizations of the Chiefs of Ontario; the fifth feather represents the independent nations and First Nation peoples living off reserve, First Nations who are not forgotten. The overall symbol represents the continuance of the First Nations peoples of Ontario struggle for pride, culture, self-determination and spirituality.
THE LATEST FROM CHIEFS OF ONTARIO
Media Releases
Health Sector Update: First Nations COVID-19 Testing in Ontario – Weekly Report 85
Key messages for this week on COVID-19: Vaccination About 68% of First Nations people 12 years or older have received 2
Environmental Regulatory and Capacity Gap Project
The federal government has recognized for a number of years that most First Nations do not benefit from the same level
Health Sector Update: First Nations COVID-19 Testing in Ontario – Weekly Report 84
Key messages for this week on COVID-19: The number of new positive results increased by 36% to 151. This is higher
Chiefs of Ontario Calls for Action to Address Rise of Opioid-Related Deaths among First Nations in Ontario
(Toronto, ON – November 26, 2021) Today, Chiefs of Ontario, in collaboration with the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, released two