Aboriginal Links

Mineral Development staff based in Timmins, Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Kenora liaise regularly with mineral exploration and mining personnel who are active in traditional aboriginal territory. These staff also work closely with first nation communities and tribal councils to develop resource development strategies in anticipation of mineral exploration activity. Consequently, mineral development staff have become an important interface between aboriginal and mineral exploration interests in the province of Ontario.

Below you will find a listing of websites that pertain to aboriginal peoples of Ontario.

If you have an aboriginal association, business, government contact, or First Nation community web site that you would like linked from this page, please send the name and URL of your home page to bernie.hughes@ontario.ca

Aboriginal Associations

• Assembly of First Nations
• Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association
• Chiefs of Ontario
• Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
• Metis Nation of Ontario
• Métis National Council
• Northern Ontario Native Tourism Association
• Union of BC Indian Chiefs

Aboriginal Businesses

• Air Creebec Inc.
• Cree-Tech Inc.

First Nations

• Fort William First Nation
• Kingfisher Lake First Nation
• Pic River First Nation
• Whitefish Lake First Nation
• Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve
• Wunnumin Lake First Nation

Government Contacts

• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• MNDMF First Nation Minerals Information Officer
• Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat (ONAS)

Government Aboriginal Web Pages

• Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative (AWPI)
• Indian Mining Regulations
• First Nation Profiles

Education/Communication Contacts

• Aboriginal Business Canada
• Aboriginal Canada Portal
• Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
• First Nation Forestry Program
• First Nation Information Project - Native Links
• First Perspective News
• First Nations Directory
• First Ojibwe Language and Culture
• Lakehead University - Aboriginal Programs
• Ojibwe Tribal History
• Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Ctr.
• Ontario First Nations Technical Services
• Taiga Communications Inc.
• University of Sudbury - Native Studies

Tribal Councils

• Anishinabek Nation
• Keewaytinook Okimakanak (Northern Chiefs)
• Matawa First Nations Management
• Nishnawbe Aski Nation
• Shibogama First Nations Council
• Southern First Nations Secretariat
• Windigo First Nations Council