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.
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Media Releases
Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald and the Chiefs of Ontario Mourn the Loss of the 215 Children Lost at the Kamloops Indian Residential School
(May 31, 2021 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation, ON) Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald issued the following statement in mourning of the
Assembly of First Nations National Climate Change Strategy Survey
In July 2019, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) declared a First Nations Climate Emergency, recognizing that “…climate change constitutes a
Health Sector Update: First Nations COVID-19 Testing in Ontario – Weekly Report 57
There were 124 new positive results among First Nations people over the past week ending May 16, 2021. For the third
Health Sector Update: First Nations COVID-19 Testing in Ontario – Weekly Report 56
There were 134 new positive results among First Nations people over the past week ending May 9, 2021. This is a