Anishinabek Nation Government

Union of Ontario Indians

The Anishinabek Nation incorporated the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) as its secretariat in 1949.  The UOI is a political advocate for 42 member First Nations across Ontario.  The UOI is the oldest political organization in Ontario and can trace its roots back to the Confederacy of Three Fires, which existed long before European contact.

The Anishinabek Nation territory encompasses First Nations along the north shore of Lake Superior and surrounding Lake Nipigon, the north shore of Lake Huron, Manitoulin Island, east to the Ottawa Valley, and through the south central part of Ontario to the Aamjiwnaang First Nation.

Tribal groups represented within the Nation include Ojibway, Odawa, Pottawatomi, Chippewa, Algonquin, Mississauga, and Lene Lenapi (Delaware).

The Anishinabek Nation consist of four areas, which corresponds to Treaty boundaries:

• Northern Superior Region (Thunder Bay, E. to Wawa)
• Lake Huron Region (Sault S. Marie, E. to North Bay, S. to Parry Sound)
• South East Region (Central Ontario)
• South West Region (Western Ontario)

The Anishinabek Nation represents approximately 30% of the total First Nation population in Ontario and 7% of the total First Nation population in Canada.

Union of Ontario Indians
Head Office:  Nipissing First Nation
P.O. Box 711
North Bay, Ontario
P1B 8J8

Phone: (705) 497-9127
Toll Free:  (877) 702-5200
Fax:  (705) 497-9135

Management Committee:

Gary Dokis
Chief Administrative Officer
Nipissing First Nation

Glenda St. Amour
Director of Operations
Dokis First Nation

Allan Dokis
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Dokis First Nation

Fred Bellefeuille
Legal Counsel
Nipissing First Nation

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Office of the Grand Council Chief

The staff of the "Office of the Grand Council Chief" (formerly known as the Political Office):  Monica Lister, Deputy Grand Chief Glen Hare, Grand Council Chief John Beaucage, Bob Goulais, Patricia Campeau.

John Beaucage
Grand Council Chief
Wasauksing First Nation

 

Glen Hare
Deputy Grand Chief
M’Chigeeng First Nation  

 

Bob Goulais

Chief of Staff/Executive Assistant to the Grand Council Chief

Nipissing First Nation

 

Monica Lister
Executive Liaison Officer

Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve

 

Patricia Campeau
Executive Secretary
Nipissing First Nation

 

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Anishinabek Nation Leadership Council

On September 25, 2006, Grand Council Chief John Beaucage, leader of the 42 member First Nations of the Anishinabek Nation/Union of Ontario Indians announced the appointment of the 1st Anishinabek Nation Leadership Council, the governmental cabinet of the Anishinabek Nation.

John Beaucage Grand Council Chief Wasauksing First Nation   Glen Hare Deputy Grand Chief M’Chigeeng First Nation   Gordon Waindubence Grand Council Elder Sheguiandah First Nation
Lake Huron Region   Chief Patrick Madahbee Regional Grand Chief Chief, Aundeck Omni Kaning   Chief Isadore Day Board Member Chief, Serpent River First Nation   Martin Assinewe Elder Sagamok Anishnawbek	Southeast Region   Chief James R. Marsden Regional Grand Chief Chief, Alderville First Nation   Chief J. Edward Williams Board Member Chief, Moose Deer Point   Merle Assance-Beedie Elder Beausoleil First Nation
Northern Superior Region   Chief Wilfred King Regional Grand Chief Chief, Kiashke Zaaging   Chief Pierre Pelletier Board Member Chief, Red Rock First Nation   Frank Lewis Elder Pic Mobert First Nation	Southwest Region   Chief Tom Bressette Regional Grand Chief Chief, Kettle and Stony Point   Chief Patrick Waddilove Board Member Chief, Munsee-Deleware   Ray Rogers Elder Aamjiwnaang  First Nation
Wikwemikong Representative   Chief Robert Corbiere Chief, Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve

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Portfolio Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs

Grand Council Chief John Beaucage is pleased to introduce the following appointments to the Leadership Council portfolios:

Anishinabek Nation Government (Crane Clan)

Grand Council Chief John Beaucage
Chief of the Anishinabek Nation Government

Deputy Grand Chief Glen Hare
Deputy Chief of the Anishinabek Nation Government

Intergovernmental Affairs (Loon Clan)

Chief Patrick Madahbee
Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs

Elder Roy Michano
Deputy Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs

Lands, Resources & Justice (Fish Clan)

Chief Wilfred King
Chief of Lands, Resources & Justice 

Chief Isadore Day
Deputy Chief of Lands, Resources & Justice

Health & Healing (Bear Clan)

Chief Tom Bressette
Chief of Health & Healing

Chief Patrick Waddilove
Deputy Chief of Health & Healing

Social Development & Communications (Marten Clan)

Deputy Grand Chief Glen Hare
Chief of Social Development & Communications

Chief Isadore Day, Serpent River First Nation
Deputy Chief of Social Development & Communications

Revenue, Finance & the Economy (Deer Clan)

Chief Robert Corbiere
Chief of Revenue, Finance & the Economy

Chief J. Edward Williams
Deputy Chief of Revenue, Finance & the Economy

Employment, Training & Lifelong Learning (Bird Clan)

Chief James R. Marsden
Chief of Employment, Training & Lifelong Learning

Chief Pierre Pelletier
Deputy Chief of Employment, Training & Lifelong Learning