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Ontario now has a new regional chief.

Angus Toulouse of Sagamok Anishinabek First Nation was elected to the position in a traditional standing vote during a Chiefs of Ontario meeting held on Eagle Lake First Nation on June 14. He replaces outgoing regional chief Charles Fox who announced his plans to resign in May.

Toulouse has been chief of the Sagamok Anishinabek First Nation, located near Massey, for the past 11 years and has served as a band councillor for six years.

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Even though there has been explosive testimony coming out of the Ipperwash Inquiry over the last few months, the leader of Ontario's New Democratic Party still believes the most interesting material is yet to come.

Howard Hampton is a veteran of Ontario provincial politics. His party had just been pushed into opposition by the Mike Harris Conservatives' "Common Sense Revolution" eight weeks before Dudley George was shot dead by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane on Sept. 6, 1995.

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Even though there has been explosive testimony coming out of the Ipperwash Inquiry over the last few months, the leader of Ontario's New Democratic Party still believes the most interesting material is yet to come.

Howard Hampton is a veteran of Ontario provincial politics. His party had just been pushed into opposition by the Mike Harris Conservatives' "Common Sense Revolution" eight weeks before Dudley George was shot dead by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane on Sept. 6, 1995.

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The Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association (OMAA) has lost a bid to try and get constitutionally-protected Metis hunting and fishing rights recognized for its members.

In an order handed down on June 17 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Justice I.S. McMillan ruled that the OMAA application "does not constitute a matter in which this court should exercise its discretion to intervene."

The OMAA application was an attempt to combine the defense of 40 different charges against its members for hunting and fishing infractions into one legal action.

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The Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association (OMAA) has lost a bid to try and get constitutionally-protected Metis hunting and fishing rights recognized for its members.

In an order handed down on June 17 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Justice I.S. McMillan ruled that the OMAA application "does not constitute a matter in which this court should exercise its discretion to intervene."

The OMAA application was an attempt to combine the defense of 40 different charges against its members for hunting and fishing infractions into one legal action.

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The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada have reached a settlement in a claim dating back to 1834.

The settlement-compensation for the misuse of funds from the sale of a package of land-provides the First Nation with a financial package totaling $15 million for the damages and losses it suffered as a result of the claim.

"The claim itself was not about land. It was about the misuse of funds from land sales," said Chief Kelly Riley in a press release.

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The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada have reached a settlement in a claim dating back to 1834.

The settlement-compensation for the misuse of funds from the sale of a package of land-provides the First Nation with a financial package totaling $15 million for the damages and losses it suffered as a result of the claim.

"The claim itself was not about land. It was about the misuse of funds from land sales," said Chief Kelly Riley in a press release.

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This year's recipient of the Aboriginal Women in Leadership Distinction Award is Corinne Stone from Williams Lake, B.C. She received the award for her achievements in the field of Health and Healing. The award was presented at the 6th Annual National Aboriginal Women in Leadership Training Conference from Oct. 19 to 22 in Montreal.

Corinne was born in the interior Cariboo Chilcotin of BC. She is of Tsilhqot'in, Secwepemc and European heritage from the Anaham band. She has dedicated her life to the healing of her family and the Aboriginal community.

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This year's recipient of the Aboriginal Women in Leadership Distinction Award is Corinne Stone from Williams Lake, B.C. She received the award for her achievements in the field of Health and Healing. The award was presented at the 6th Annual National Aboriginal Women in Leadership Training Conference from Oct. 19 to 22 in Montreal.

Corinne was born in the interior Cariboo Chilcotin of BC. She is of Tsilhqot'in, Secwepemc and European heritage from the Anaham band. She has dedicated her life to the healing of her family and the Aboriginal community.

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A picture is worth a thousand words, and in the case of an Aboriginal street youth, a picture is worth even more when it provides an outlet for his feelings and connects him with resources that can help him make it through another day.

On Oct. 5 the Kla how eya Aboriginal Centre in Surrey, in collaboration with the Adolescent Crisis Response Program of Fraser Health, held an exhibition of photographic art produced by Aboriginal street youth involved with Kla how eya.