(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
This page deals with topics that may cause trauma invoked by memories of past abuse. A National Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for former Residential School students. You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling 24-Hour National Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 About the program The Indian Residential
(M’Chigeeng First Nation, ON - September 22, 2021) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement congratulating re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the new and returning Members of Parliament in the 44th General Election: “I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his re-election and the new and returning Members of
(M’Chigeeng First Nation, ON - September 16, 2021) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement encouraging First Nations to continue to practice COVID-19 public health measures in the wake of the fourth wave: "Ontario is experiencing a surge of COVID-19 infections, and our seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases continues to climb from
Key messages: New positive results decreased somewhat as of Sep 12, 2021. The 7-day estimate for the period ending Sep 12, 2021 was 85, slightly less than 93 from the previous week. The number of positive results among First Nations to date is 5,183. New positives in Ontario continued to increase for the seventh week
Key messages: New positive results almost doubled to 93 as of August 29, 2021 (up from 50 in the previous week). As feared, First Nations data is now appearing to follow the Ontario trend of increasing numbers. The number of positive results among First Nations to date is 5,110. New positives in Ontario continue to
On August 19, 2019, Canada approved a nationwide Class Action Settlement to compensate claimants to harms suffered while attending federally established, operated, maintained, and controlled Day Schools. Chiefs of Ontario have supported the compensation of survivors since 2011 with Resolution #11/13, Unified Support For Day School Class Action. Additionally, on June 7, 2021, Grand Chief
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Submission Deadline: September 24, 2021 at 5:00PM Legal Name: Indian Associations Co-coordinating Committee of Ontario Inc. o/a Chiefs of Ontario Address: 468 Queen St E, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M5A 1T7 Telephone Number: (416) 597-1266 Facsimile Number: (416) 597-8365 Email Address: Julia.Candlish@coo.org SEND PROPOSAL TO: Attention: COO Director of Education, Julia Candlish
