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The Chiefs of Ontario and @sixnationsgr will host

The Chiefs of Ontario and @sixnationsgr will host the Annual Chiefs Assembly (ACA) and Regional Chief Election on June 11-13, 2024.

📣Registration is now live!
https://coo.smudging.ca:8443/Meeting/Register/b618c4f0-d6f6-42e2-9843-db60901bc634

To register, and for Assembly materials, please visit ChiefsMeeting.com (link in bio)

#COOACA2024

The largest gap faced by Ontario First Nations is

The largest gap faced by Ontario First Nations is housing, which requires a $25.8 billion investment.

3,386 New Units Needed
5,786 Overcrowded Units
26,987 New Service Lots Needed
8,272 Major Renovations needed

For more information, please view the full Closing the Infrastructure Gap: Ontario Regional Analysis report, which provides an Ontario-specific analysis and lens to complement the national numbers that are presented in the @assemblyoffirstnations report. Link in bio.

#ClosetheInfrastructureGap #CTIG #CTIG2030

On March 19-21, 2024, the Chiefs of Ontario hosted

On March 19-21, 2024, the Chiefs of Ontario hosted the First Nations Community Wellness Conference.

This collaborative forum served as a space for Ontario First Nations leadership, community workers, and government representatives, to come together and work towards the united goal of improving community wellness among Ontario First Nations.

For more information, including archived presentations, please visit https://www.chiefsmeeting.com/first-nations-community-wellness-conference (link in bio!)

#COOFNWellness2024

Decades of underfunding have led to the massive in

Decades of underfunding have led to the massive infrastructure gap that continues to affect First Nations today across this country.

In Ontario alone, it will cost $58.9 billion to ensure on-reserve infrastructure in First Nations in Ontario is on par with the rest of the province by 2030 — a gap that is among the widest in the country.

If this gap is not addressed, and the status quo continues, the infrastructure gap in Ontario will rise to $80.9 billion by 2040 due to cost escalation alone.

#closetheinfrastructuregap #CTIG #CTIG2030

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a promise to cl

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a promise to close the infrastructure gap in First Nations by 2030. Today, we know what that will take.

It will cost $350 billion nationally to get on-reserve infrastructure up to par with the rest of Canada by 2030. In Ontario alone, it will cost $58.9 billion to ensure on-reserve infrastructure in Ontario First Nations is on par with the rest of the province.

Here’s what that infrastructure gap means to those who face it on a daily basis.

It’s time to #ClosetheInfrastructureGap. It’s long overdue. #CTIG #CTIG2030

📣The Chiefs of Ontario Women’s Initiatives se

📣The Chiefs of Ontario Women’s Initiatives sector will host the second 2 Spirit Learning Series session on Sunday April 28 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 pm EDT.

Teddy Syrette/Ozhawa Anaung Kwe (Yellow Star Woman), a Queer-Indigenous advocate and artist, will join us to discuss topics like gender, sexuality and attraction, mental health, harm reduction, acceptance, and healing.

Date: Sunday April 28 2024

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Who should attend: First Nations community members, 2S and Indigiqueer folks, Leadership, service providers, allies

Registration link in bio!

For questions or further information, please contact Sarah Whelan, Policy Analyst, at Sarah.Whelan@coo.org

On behalf of the Ontario First Nations Young Peopl

On behalf of the Ontario First Nations Young Peoples Council, we would like to recognize the resilience, strength and beauty of transgender and 2Spirit individuals within our communities. 🌈✊

This International Transgender Day of Visibility, let us continue to commit to creating safer, more inclusive spaces where all gender identities are celebrated.

#KindnessIsOurWay #TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #TDOV2024 #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQ2S #2Spirit #InclusionMatters

"I grew up in a trailer in Northern Ontario withou

"I grew up in a trailer in Northern Ontario without electricity and running water - and now I'm here."

🎵 Congratulations to Aysanabee for his groundbreaking double JUNO Award win - who made history by taking home both Artist of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year for his release, Here and Now. Aysanabee is the first Indigenous artist to win either category.

#IndigenousPride #IndigenousExcellence #JUNOS2024 #Aysanabee

📢The Chiefs of Ontario and Six Nations of the G

📢The Chiefs of Ontario and Six Nations of the Grand River will host the Annual Chiefs Assembly (ACA) and Regional Chief Election on June 11-13, 2024.

Please note that Traditional Election Processes will be in place, as listed in the Charter of Chiefs of Ontario.

Location: Six Nations Sports and Cultural Memorial Centre
1738 Fourth Line, Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0

Please note that participation in this Assembly and Regional Chief Election is limited to in-person only.

Registration: Coming soon!

For additional information regarding traditional processes and assembly materials, please visit chiefsmeeting.com (link in bio) or email meetingsupport@coo.org

#COOACA2024

Yesterday, Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare and Fi

Yesterday, Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare and First Nations Leadership met with provincial government representatives to express their concerns that police will no longer be able to keep First Nations communities safe once Ontario’s new policing legislation comes into effect on April 1, 2024.

The Community Safety and Policing Act was introduced by the Ford government in 2019 to modernize policing. Section 11 of the Act states that the enforcement of First Nations’ bylaws is not considered a mandatory part of safe and effective policing in Ontario, which First Nations maintain is discriminatory. The province had the chance to recognize First Nations’ bylaws through regulations that were created before the Act came into effect, but did not.

First Nations are now asking for Ontario to show it believes First Nations’ bylaws are part of safe and effective policing by fixing the regulations, as they have voiced many times over to the province.

📢The Chiefs of Ontario will host a media event

📢The Chiefs of Ontario will host a media event to coincide with the inaugural First Nations Community Wellness Conference (FNCWC) on March 19th at 2:15 p.m. EST

The media event will begin with the opening remarks from First Nations Leadership. Following these remarks, Leadership and youth speakers will highlight the determinants of health and wellness in relation to economic empowerment, environment protection, mental health, gender, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

Location: Kingsway Room, InterContinental Toronto Centre, 225 Front St W., Toronto, ON or Virtual via Zoom.

Who should attend: Accredited Media and First Nations Leadership

Media accreditation is required. Please register by emailing Isak Vaillancourt, Communications Manager at isak.vaillancourt@coo.org – please specify whether you will be attending in-person or virtually.

There is no cost for accredited media to attend.

For more information about the FNCWC, please visit ChiefsMeeting.com (link in bio)

Artwork by @mishiikenhkwe

#COOFNWellness2024

The Chiefs of Ontario Women’s Initiatives sector

The Chiefs of Ontario Women’s Initiatives sector will host the inaugural 2 Spirit Learning Series session on Friday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 am EDT. Missy Fishman from 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations will join us to discuss the topic:

“Beyond the Colonial Binary: First Nations’ ways of knowing, being, and living a 2S identity.”

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Time: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EDT
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Who should attend: First Nations community members, Leadership, service providers, 2S and Indigiqueer folks, allies

Registration: https://coo.smudging.ca:8443/Meeting/Register/ae03682c-1131-4088-8a57-094bf8097f5e (link in bio!)

For questions or further information, please contact Sarah Whelan, Policy Analyst, at Sarah.Whelan@coo.org

Happy International Women's Day! Today, we celebra

Happy International Women's Day! Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and wisdom of women everywhere, including the incredible members of the First Nations Women's Council.

#InspireInclusion #IWD2024 #KindnessIsOurWay

Yesterday, First Nations Leaders joined together a

Yesterday, First Nations Leaders joined together alongside industry experts and media to spur discussion First Nation mining priorities, including the Mining Lands Administration System (MLAS) Moratorium and the importance of First Nations consultation and engagement.

Read the full press release on https://chiefs-of-ontario.org/ (link in bio)

📣 The Chiefs of Ontario will be hosting a media

📣 The Chiefs of Ontario will be hosting a media event regarding the MLAS Moratorium and First Nations Consultation during the PDAC 2024 Convention on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario. The discussion will include a panel of Ontario First Nations Leadership and will be moderated by JP Gladu.

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00p.m.

Location: Wine Academy, 67 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5H 1Z5

Who should attend: Accredited Media, First Nations Leadership and PDAC Participants

Registration: To register, please email Annabelle.MacRae@coo.org with your full name and organization / community affiliation.

* Doors to the event will open at 3:00 p.m., and will allow time for social networking opportunities, with the panel beginning promptly at 4:15 p.m. Following the panel, media are invited to remain on site until the event’s conclusion at 5:00 p.m.

Today, we wear pink as a symbol of unity against b

Today, we wear pink as a symbol of unity against bullying. Let's stand together, embrace kindness, and create a culture of acceptance.

#NationalPinkShirtDay #KindnessIsOurWay

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