By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY \u2014 The Chiefs of Ontario launched its three-day Fall Chiefs Assembly on Tuesday with agenda topics health equity, the Ontario Mining Act and child and family services. Much of Tuesday\u2019s proceedings was taken up by a closed session on the nationwide settlement on child and family services that was approved by a Chiefs of Ontario assembly in October and then rejected at an Assembly of First Nations gathering in Calgary. Red Rock Indian Band Chief Allan Odawa Jr., who became chief in April, said it\u2019s \u201cstill a learning experience meeting all the chiefs on this level.\u201d A key focus is \u201cwhat’s going to happen for, like, the next seven generations,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to think about our future, our kids,… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY \u2014 The Chiefs of Ontario launched its three-day Fall Chiefs Assembly on Tuesday with agenda topics health equity, the Ontario Mining Act and child and family services. Much of Tuesday\u2019s proceedings was taken up by a closed session on the nationwide settlement on child and family services that was approved by a Chiefs of Ontario assembly in October and then rejected at an Assembly of First Nations gathering in Calgary. Red Rock Indian Band Chief Allan Odawa Jr., who became chief in April, said it\u2019s \u201cstill a learning experience meeting all the chiefs on this level.\u201d A key focus is \u201cwhat’s going to happen for, like, the next seven generations,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to think about our future, our kids,... <\/p>\n