(Toronto, Ontario – March 3, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement on the results of the forgery of Norval Morrisseau’s paintings: “Today, at Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Headquarters in Orillia, Ontario, the OPP and the Thunder Bay Police Service announced the outcome of their fraud investigation into art illegally made and
"It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce and mourn the passing of our Former Chief, Current Councillor and Elder Joe Hare. Joe served a total of 9 terms as Chief and 5 terms, including this current term as Councillor for M’Chigeeng First Nation. Joe was also a Former Grand Council Chief and Deputy Grand
(Toronto, ON – February 21, 2023) The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) Women’s Initiatives Sector will host a lunch and learn session on March 3, 2023, to highlight human trafficking prevention and awareness. During the lunch and learn session, service providers and First Nations will join together to discuss the importance of eradicating human trafficking, how
(Toronto, Ontario – January 18, 2023) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement on the preliminary findings on the grounds of the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ontario: "On behalf of the Chiefs in Ontario, our hearts are with the community of Wauzhushk Onigum Nation following their announcement of preliminary
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada bears responsibility for the climate crisis that is driving humans to the precipice of a global catastrophe. While the Government of Canada has begun to acknowledge this crisis and has enacted some measures to try to help pull humanity back from the edge, two major problems characterize government action. Current
(January 3, 2022 – Toronto, Ontario) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement sending condolences to the family and friends of Officer Grzegorz Pierzchala, who was shot while responding to a vehicle in the ditch in Hagersville, Ontario, on December 27, 2022: “On behalf of the Chiefs in Ontario, I send my deepest
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Ontario Health and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, is launching a Call for Proposals for one-time mental health & addictions funding for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Funding will support the creation of safe spaces for mental health and addictions programming, delivery of traditional healing programs,
The Claim Process for the Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars settlement opened on January 4, 2022. The deadline to submit a claim for a $10,000 compensation payment is October 4, 2023. Who is a Day Scholar? A Day Scholar is someone who attended a Federal Indian Residential School where some children slept there overnight,
(Algonquin Unceded Territory, Ottawa, Ontario – December 8, 2022) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement offering condolences to the families of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman), and calling for justice to address ongoing genocide against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit and gender-diverse people across Canada: “On
(December 6, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario) On December 7, 2022, during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, First Nations Leadership will gather to call for the repeal of Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, and discuss the legislation’s impact on First Nations in Ontario. On November 17, 2022, First Nations Leadership
