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 78
Key messages: As of Oct 11, 2021, the 7-day total of new positives was 43, holding steady from the previous week’s
Health Sector Update: First Nations COVID-19 Testing in Ontario – Weekly Report 77
Key messages: There were 42 new positive results as of Oct 3, 2021, down considerably from the previous week’s total of
Peoples Report – First Nations and Diabetes in Ontario
This People’s Report is a summary of the key findings of a research project called “Reducing the Burden of Diabetes on
Federal Environmental Funding for First Nations
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