ESPANOLA, ON — Long-time First Nations leader and advocate for northern communities Charles Fox was nominated on May 9 as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate in the riding of Algoma—Manitoulin. “I have spent my life fighting to create more opportunities for our communities and building [Read more]
Ontario, First Nations Partners Mark Significant Anniversary The province, the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, the Anishinabek Nation, the Chiefs of Ontario and the Six Nations Legacy Consortium are commemorating the 250th anniversary of the 1764 Treaty of Fort Niagara last weekend. [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON — Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy and the First Nation leadership in Ontario are united in their rejection of the federal proposal on a First Nations Education Act and have announced plans to implement their own education vision through a direct action strategy which will be [Read more]
New Ontario Government Partners With First Nations to Support Community Addiction Initiatives Ontario is working with First Nations communities to increase access to care and community supports for those addicted to prescription narcotics. The province is providing ongoing annual funding to [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – In response to the abrupt resignation of the Premier of Ontario on October 15, 2012 and the proroguing of the Ontario legislature—Chiefs of Ontario (“COO”) Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy said that despite the political instability at the provincial level, COO continues to [Read more]
November 7, 2011 MATAWA FIRST NATIONS FILE JUDICIAL REVIEW,CONTINUE CALLS FOR JOINT REVIEW PANEL ON RING OF FIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OTTAWA, ON – First Nation leaders from Northern Ontario gathered in Ottawa today, sending a strong message to the Government of Canada about resource [Read more]
