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.
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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.
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Media Releases
Health Sector Update: First Nations COVID-19 Testing in Ontario – Weekly Report 62
There were 80 new positive results among First Nations people as of June 20, 2021. This is decrease of more than
Health Sector Update: First Nations COVID-19 Testing in Ontario – Weekly Report 61
There were 183 new positive results among First Nations people as of June 6, 2021. This is 20% more than last
Request for Proposals – Chiefs of Ontario Education Sector: Framework for Indigenous Languages in Ontario Schools
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS You are invited to submit a proposal for a project by the Chiefs of Ontario to work with
Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare responds to the latest discovery of 751 unmarked graves at former Marieval Indian Residential School
(Toronto, ON - June 24, 2021) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement in response to the latest discovery