Ogemawahj Tribal Council is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council representing Mississaugas

Mississaugas

The Mississaugas are a subtribe of the Anishinaabe-speaking First Nations people located in southern Ontario, Canada. They are closely related to the Ojibwa...

, Ojibwa

Ojibwa

The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...

 and Potawatomi

Potawatomi

The Potawatomi are a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name that means "keepers of the fire" and that was applied...

 First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 in southern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. The Council provides advisory services and program delivery to its six member-Nations.

Mandate

According to their own website, the Ogemawahj Tribal Council state their mandate is "...to represent and conduct Tribal Council business in the approved name of the Ogemawahj Tribal Council ... To exercise this delegation with respect and proper duty ... And to comply fully with the wishes and expectations of those First Nations from which the OTC authority is derived."

Council

The Council is made up of a representing Chief from each of the six member communities. The Chiefs provide political direction to the organization in its strategic planning, government relations and policy development. To assist in these activities, the Council maintains a political and advocacy staff to support its efforts in helping their communities to prosper.

Services

• Economic Development
• Education
  • Capacity Building and Professional Development for Education Managers
  • Curriculum development
  • Education as a key component in Self-government
  • Education Services Contract development and negotiation
  • Information gathering and resource services
  • Post-secondary funding policy development
  • School Reviews of First Nation operated schools
  • Special Education advisory services
• Employment and Training
• Financial Management
• Technical Services
  • Community Asset Management Systems
  • Community Planning
  • Compliance Inspections on new or renovated homes
  • Capital Asset Management Systems (CAMS)
  • Environmental Assessments
  • Ontario Building Code Standards
  • Project Management
  • Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)
  • Water & Waste water training
• Policy, Planning and Inter-governmental Relations

Member First Nations

• Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation
  Alderville First Nation
  Alderville First Nation is a band of Mississaugas, a sub-nation of the Ojibwas. The Alderville and Sugar Island 37A reserves belong to that First Nation.-First Nation:...
  
  
• Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation
  Beausoleil First Nation
  The Beausoleil First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation located in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. The Beausoleil First Nations occupies three Indian reserves...
  
  
• Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
  Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
  frame|right|Map of [[York Regional Municipality, Ontario|York Region]] showing Fox, Snake, and Georgina islands.thumb|Georgina Island, Lake Simcoe, Ontario...
  
  
• Chippewas of Rama First Nation
• Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
• Pottawatomi of Moose Deer Point First Nation

External links

• INAC profile