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Webinar: 15th Annual COO Health Forum – Day 2

Webinar: 15th Annual COO Health Forum – Day 2

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The Chiefs of Ontario Social Services Sector and R The Chiefs of Ontario Social Services Sector and Research and Data Management Sector will be hosting a Child Welfare Data Symposium on September 25, 2025, to update and share information regarding child welfare data. The first half of the symposium is intended to raise awareness about ongoing initiatives and current issues, focusing on the work of the Research and Data Management sector, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS), and Anishinabek Nation data. The second half will be dedicated to discussion between First Nation leadership and technical representatives.

Date: September 25, 2025 - 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST 

Registration is available in bio

Upon registration, a Microsoft Teams link will be emailed to you, providing access to the meeting. 

Location: Online via Microsoft Teams

Who Should Attend: First Nations Leadership & Technicians
The Chiefs of Ontario Economic Development sector The Chiefs of Ontario Economic Development sector and Indigenous and Community Engagement (ICE) are pleased to invite you to an upcoming engagement session on the development of a First Nation Employment Framework. This hybrid session will offer an opportunity to share insights, priorities, and experiences that will help shape a First Nation-led approach to employment services.
For those attending in person, lodging and travel support will be provided.

Please note: This event is for participants in Northern Ontario, preferably from Sudbury and to the north. Lodging and travel support will not be available for participants from Southern Ontario who choose to attend.

Registration available in bio

Date and Time: August 7, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET

Location: Hampton Inn & Suites, Thunder Bay (730 Arthur St. W)

Who Should Attend: First Nations Leadership, Employment Stakeholders, Technicians, and COO Council
On July 9 the Chiefs of Ontario Environment sector On July 9 the Chiefs of Ontario Environment sector hosted the ninth annual Canada Ontario Agreement (COA) executive and First Nations meeting in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

Discussions focused on Great Lakes issues, as well as priorities and actions planned to achieve COA goals. Representatives from ECCC and MECP provided presentations and listened to ongoing concerns.

The day ended with a community tour of Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte key water sites facilitated by Chief R. Don Maracle. 

Prior to the annual COA meeting, on July 8, the Environment Sector hosted a Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem initiative funding and workplan workshop to discuss workplans and funding for Great Lakes protection and restoration initiatives facilitated by COO, and is not part of Anishinabek Nation who has its own funding agreement.
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The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) have adopted a resolut The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) have adopted a resolution at the 2025 Annual Chiefs Assembly, calling on the Governments of Canada and Ontario to uphold their legal, political, and ethical responsibilities by providing adequate, predictable, and sustainable funding to support the healing journeys of residential school Survivors and the protection of associated unmarked graves and burial sites.

The resolution, moved by Chief Cheryl St Denis of Brunswick House First Nation and seconded by Proxy Councillor Marla Monague of Beausoleil First Nation, reinforces the urgent need for all levels of government to take immediate and concrete action to address the ongoing healing needs of residential school survivors and their communities.

“First Nations continue to lead the difficult but necessary work of truth, remembrance, and healing for our people,” said Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict. “This work cannot—and should not—be impeded by unstable funding, bureaucratic barriers, or political inaction. The legacy of genocide through the residential school system requires an equally powerful response rooted in justice, truth, and reconciliation.”

The resolution reaffirms the Chiefs of Ontario’s firm support for all of the obligations outlined in the Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites 2024 Final Report.

The Chiefs in assembly also raised concern over recent provincial legislation—Bill 5: Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act—which could allow the Ontario Cabinet to bypass legal protections currently in place under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act. This could very likely threaten burial sites including the graves of children who never returned home from residential school. We have seen for centuries what happens when our sites are not protected. Our Ancestors are discarded or hidden because of the inconvenience and delay they cause developers. Bill 5 permits, whether intentional or not, the desecration of our sacred sites and allows for nefarious actors to conceal our Ancestors when uncovered...

Read the full release via link in bio.
The Chiefs of Ontario will host the 2025 First Nat The Chiefs of Ontario will host the 2025 First Nations Community Wellness Conference from August 19-21, 2025, in Toronto, ON. 

This conference will bring together participants from all sectors to collaborate on advancing community wellness in First Nations across Ontario.

Registration is now open!

For additional information or to complete your registration, please visit the assembly link in our bio.
The Chiefs of Ontario Environment Sector will host The Chiefs of Ontario Environment Sector will host the annual Canada Ontario Agreement (COA) executive and First Nations meeting on July 9 in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. 
This meeting will provide an opportunity for information exchange between the COA Co-Chairs and attendees to discuss Great Lakes issues, as well as priorities and actions planned to achieve COA goals.

Date: July 9, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: 1807 York Rd, Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0
Who should attend: First Nations Leadership and Technicians

Registration can be accessed via link in bio.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.chiefsmeeting.com/annual-canada-ontario-agreement-coa-executive-and-first-nations-meeting
or contact Ryan Bowie, Associate Director of Environment at ryan.bowie@coo.org or Kathleen Padulo, Director of Environment at kathleen.padulo@coo.org
The Chiefs of Ontario Environment Sector is hostin The Chiefs of Ontario Environment Sector is hosting a Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem initiative funding and workplan workshop

This event is for First Nations to discuss workplans and funding for Great Lakes protection and restoration initiatives facilitated by the Chiefs of Ontario, and are not part of Anishinabek Nation who has its own funding agreement.

Date: July 8, 2024

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET

Location: 1807 York Rd, Deseronto, ON K0K 1X0

Who should attend: First Nations Leadership and Technicians

Registration can be accessed via link in bio.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.chiefsmeeting.com/great-lakes-freshwater-ecosystem-initiative-funding-and-workplan-workshop
or contact Ryan Bowie, Associate Director of Environment at ryan.bowie@coo.org or Kathleen Padulo, Director of Environment at kathleen.padulo@coo.org
Please note that the Chiefs of Ontario Secretariat Please note that the Chiefs of Ontario Secretariat Office will be closed on Monday, June 23, 2025, in observance of National Indigenous Peoples Day. 

The office will reopen on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day! This June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day! 

This past week, we gathered in Hiawatha First Nation for the Annual Chiefs Assembly and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Chiefs of Ontario. 

It was an honour to celebrate our past Regional Chiefs who have fought to uphold our inherent rights and strengthen our Nations.

Thank you to all to Leadership, Nations, and community members who continue to advocate for sovereignty and self-determination.

We encourage everyone to celebrate today by attending the many local events and gatherings happening throughout the weekend.
As the Annual Chiefs Assembly comes to a close, it As the Annual Chiefs Assembly comes to a close, it was proudly marked by the introduction of the 2S Council, a Tri-Council statement by the First Nations Women’s Council, Knowledge Keepers Council, and Ontario First Nations Young People’s Council, along with updates and reviews.

Congratulations to the winners of the COO communications prize draw!

#COOACA2025
“Canada speaks publicly about nation-to-nation r “Canada speaks publicly about nation-to-nation relationships and truth and reconciliation. But this bill is about exercising power over the First Peoples and our lands and resources. Bill C-5 is not reconciliation—it’s a betrayal of it. 

Reconciliation is not symbolic, and it means atoning for colonial harms. But with Bill C-5, Canada is preparing to repeat those harms yet again,” said Temagami Chief Shelly Moore-Frappier. 

“We are painted as barriers and the government is trying to force our compliance. Let me be clear, weaponizing the economy to repress First Nations rights is economic terrorism. It is coercion, plain and simple. It has not place in a country that claims to stand for justice.”

Ramon Kataquapit, Ontario First Nations Young Peoples’ Council member from Attawapiskat First Nation says this moment is an opportunity for youth to rise and stand up for their Nations. He is among a group of collective youth councils starting a movement called Okiniwak, which means the Warrior Peoples’ Movement.

“This will grow across Canada. We’re the generation to make change. A lot of our older generations are scared, they’re traumatized from a life of fighting,” said Kataquapit. “But not to worry, because we’re here. We will continue your fight and ensure our peoples and lands are strong, healthy and prosperous for generations to come.”

Cutting corners on environmental laws will lead to oil spills, mercury poisoning, unsafe drinking water, and irreparable harm to the lands and all living beings.

Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige said First Nations need to stand in unity across Turtle Island to show their strength and support one another.

“The Indian Act, residential schools—those were all things designed to silence us and make us fearful of the government. It still hasn’t worked. We’re still here,” said Grand Council Chief Debassige. 

“We cannot continue to live in oppression and feel powerless over things that we can change. There are 343 seats in Parliament—but there are hundreds of thousands of Anishinabek people. We can create the change we need.”

Read the full statement via the link in bio.
The final day of the Chiefs of Ontario Annual Chie The final day of the Chiefs of Ontario Annual Chiefs Assembly begins this morning with important dialogue on the issues impacting our Nations and Lands. Miigwech to the Chiefs and speakers who push these discussions forward.

For more information, visit: chiefsmeeting.com/aca2025

#COOACA2025
Day two of the Chiefs of Ontario 50th Anniversary Day two of the Chiefs of Ontario 50th Anniversary Annual Chiefs Assembly featured a full agenda, meaningful dialogue, and a blanket collection in support of Sandy Lake First Nation.

For more information, visit: https://www.chiefsmeeting.com/aca2025

#COOACA2025
This morning at the 50th Anniversary All Chiefs As This morning at the 50th Anniversary All Chiefs Assembly, beloved Knowledge Keeper Donna Debassige was honoured in a blanket ceremony—a reflection of the deep care, guidance, and support she has offered to so many. Miigwech, Donna, for all that you do.
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Join the live stream for Day 2 of the Annual Chief Join the live stream for Day 2 of the Annual Chiefs Assembly!
https://www.youtube.com/@ChiefsOfOntario/streams

Special thank you to the ACA sponsors: Independent Electricity System Operator, TC Energy, First Nations Financial Management Board, Ontario Energy, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP, and First Nations Consulting. 

For more information, please visit: https://www.chiefsmeeting.com/aca2025
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