Photo Gallery

(From l-r) MP Cheryl Gallant, Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl, Algonquin Elder Gordon Whiteduck and Ontario Native Affairs Minister Brad Duguid cut the ribbon for the Algonquin Consultation Office in Pembroke of January 11, 2010.

Ontario Aboriginal Affairs Minister Brad Duguid addresses attendees at the official opening of the Algonquin Consultation Office in Pembroke of January 11, 2010.

Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl at the official opening of the Algonquin Consultation Office in Pembroke of January 11, 2010.

Some of the attendees at the official opening of the Algonquin Consultation Office in Pembroke of January 11, 2010.

Chief Doreen Davis presents Minister Brad Duguid with a momento of his attendence at the official opening.

Minister Strahl and Chief Kirby Whiteduck show a gift from the federal government as a momento of the official opening.

Algonquin drummers perform at the official opening of the Consultation Office.

All Algonquin ANRs pose with Ministers Duguid and Strahl as well as Principal Negotiator (front row left) after the official ceremonies conclude.

Minister Strahl with the federal negotiating team.

Minister Duguid with the Ontario negotiating team.

AOO legal counsel Alan Pratt discusses constitutional issues at a recent ANR meeting. On his left is Cliff Bastien Jr., the elected ANR from Mattawa. Vicky Two Axe is a member of Council for the Pikwàkanagàn First Nation community and an ANR.

Legal counsel Alan Pratt addresses an Information Sharing Workshop sponsored by the Algonquins of Ontario in Pembroke last June.  The meeting was organized to update community leaders about the negotiations with Governments to achieve a modern day Treaty to settle the Algonquins land claim dating back more than
250 years.

ANR’s Richard Zohr (right) and Patrick Glassford (left) with MPP John Yakabuski.

Principal Negotiator Bob Potts and Chief Kirby Whiteduck of the Pikwàkanagàn First Nation with MPP John Yakabuski

More than 200 people attended the Information Sharing Workshop sponsored by the Algonquins of Ontario in Pembroke last June.  The meeting was organized to update community leaders about the negotiations with Governments to achieve a modern day Treaty to settle the Algonquins land claim dating back more than 250 years.

Another view of attendees to the Information Sharing Workshop in June in Pembroke.

ANR Cliff Bastien Jr. of the Mattawa/North Bay Algonquin First Nation with freshly cooked moose meat that was served to attendees at the Algonquin Nation Gathering in July at the pow wow grounds of the Pikwàkanagàn First Nation in Golden Lake.

ANR Davie Joanisse (left) from the Antoine First Nation near Mattawa with members of his community

ANR Vicky Two Axe of Pikwàkanagàn receiving a cheque from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that helped underwrite the cost of the first ever Algonquin Nation Gathering last July.

ANR Katherine Cannon (with her husband Vern) at the Algonquin Nation Gathering.  Katherine’s leads of the Algonquin community of Kijicho Manito, located Bancroft / Baptiste Lake areas.

Attendees to the Algonquin Nation Gathering in July.

Principal Negotiator Bob Potts addressing attendees to the Nation Gathering about the progress being made in negotiations with governments toward a modern-day treaty.

Drummers contributed to a stirring opening for the nation gathering.

More drumming at the Nation Gathering.

Chief Doreen Davis of the Shabot Obaadjiwan of Sharbot Lake, a community near Kingston, addresses the nation gathering.

The Grand Parade during the opening ceremonies of the Nation Gathering.  
ANR Cliff Meness (Councillor, Pikwàkanagàn First Nation) leads the parade. 
Cliff  has the longest standing record for the position of Chief of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn with a total of 12 years. He was Chief of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation from 1978-1987 and again from 1989-1993.

Katherine Cannon leading members of the Kijicho Manito, located Bancroft / Baptiste Lake areas, in ceremonies marking the beginning the Nation Gathering.

ANR Doreen Davis leads members of the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation of Sharbot Lake, a community near Kingston, during the Grand Parade.

ANRs Richard Zohr, Randy Malcolm and Patrick Glassford (left to right) and ANR Kirby Whiteduck (far right) meet with Joe Girard and Chuck Kaizer of the Ontario Provincial Police at the Information Sharing Workshop sponsored by the Algonquins of Ontario in Pembroke last June.