(October 27, 2021 - Toronto, Ontario) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement welcoming all new and returning federal cabinet ministers and urging immediate action on First Nations priorities: “Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new Cabinet for the House of Commons for the upcoming session of the 44th Canadian Parliament, set
Key messages: As of Oct 17, 2021, the 7-day total of new positives was 41, holding steady from the previous week’s total of 43. (The actual number for the 6-day period ending Oct 17, 2021 was 35). The number of positive results among First Nations to date is 5,477. Increases in sub-regions remain small and
Key messages: As of Oct 11, 2021, the 7-day total of new positives was 43, holding steady from the previous week’s total of 42. (The actual number for the 8-day period ending Oct 11, 2021 was 49). The number of positive results among First Nations to date is 5,442. Increases in sub-regions were similar to
Key messages: There were 42 new positive results as of Oct 3, 2021, down considerably from the previous week’s total of 76. The number of positive results among First Nations to date is 5,393. New positives in Ontario and First Nations decreased for the second week in a row. Increases in sub-regions were similar to
This People’s Report is a summary of the key findings of a research project called “Reducing the Burden of Diabetes on First Nations People in Ontario: Using Population level data to inform policy and practice”, that Chiefs of Ontario worked on with researchers at ICES, Queen’s University, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and Laurentian
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Key messages: There were 76 new positive results as of Sep 26, 2021, down from the previous week’s total of 92. The number of positive results among First Nations to date is 5,351. New positives in Ontario decreased for the first time in two months. There was an increase in Southeast but otherwise, increases in
(M’Chigeeng First Nation, ON - September 30, 2021) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement marking the first-ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: “Today, September 30th, Canada is marking its first-ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day since 2013,” said Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare. “Although
Foreword – Environment Director “Sheko:lih and welcome to the third edition of the Chiefs of Ontario’s Environment Newsletter. Fall has arrived, and with this comes a love of the land in sustaining us by harvesting gardens, hunting and gathering foods for the colder months ahead. In this quarterly newsletter, the Environment team will provide several
Key messages: New positive results held steady at 92 as of Sep 19, 2021, almost exactly the same as the previous week’s total of 93. The number of positive results among First Nations to date is 5,275. New positives in Ontario continued to increase for the eighth week in a row. Increases in sub-regions were
