Southern Chiefs' Organization
About Southern Chiefs' Organization[edit]
The Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO) is an independent political forum and advocacy organization established in 1999 which represents 34 Anishinaabe and Dakota First Nations located across the southern region of Manitoba.[1] Elected on January 11, 2017, Grand Chief Jerry Daniels, of Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba, is the seventh Grand Chief of the Southern Chiefs' Organization.[2] Daniels entered a second term as Grand Chief on January 10, 2020 in an unprecedented election by acclamation.[3]
Southern Chiefs' Organization Member First Nations[edit]
- Berens River First Nation – Chief Norman Mckay
- Birdtail Sioux First Nation – Chief Lindsay Bunn Jr.
- Black River First Nation – Chief Sheldon Kent
- Bloodvein First Nation – Chief Derek Cook
- Brokenhead Ojibway Nation – Chief Deborah Smith
- Buffalo Point First Nation – Chief Andrea Camp
- Canupawakpa Dakota Nation – Chief Viola Eastman
- Dakota Plains First Nation – Chief Orville Smoke
- Dakota Tipi First Nation – Chief Eric Pashe
- Dauphin River First Nation – Chief John Stagg
- Ebb and Flow First Nation – Chief Wayne Desjarlais
- Gambler First Nation – Chief David Ledoux
- Hollow Water First Nation – Chief Larry Barker
- Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation – Chief Norman Bone
- Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation –
- Lake Manitoba First Nation – Chief Cornell McLean
- Lake St. Martin First Nation – Chief Adrian Sinclair
- Little Grand Rapids First Nation – Chief Raymond Keeper
- Little Saskatchewan First Nation – Chief Hector Shorting
- Long Plain First Nation – Chief Dennis Meeches
- O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation – Chief Eugene Eastman
- Pauingassi First Nation – Chief Roddy Owens
- Peguis First Nation – Chief Glenn Hudson
- Pinaymootang First Nation – Chief Garnet Woodhouse
- Pine Creek First Nation – Chief Karen Lynn Batson
- Poplar River First Nation – Chief Vera Mitchell
- Rolling River First Nation – Chief Wilfred McKay
- Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation – Chief Craig Alexander
- Sagkeeng First Nation – Chief Derrick Henderson
- Sandy Bay First Nation – Chief Trevor Prince
- Skownan First Nation – Chief Cameron Catcheway
- Swan Lake First Nation – Chief Francine Meeches
- Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation – Chief Barry McKay
- Waywayseecappo First Nation – Chief Murray Clearsky[4]
Grand Chiefs of the Southern Chiefs' Organization[edit]
- 2017-2020, 2020-Present – Jerry Daniels
- 2014-2017 – Terrance Nelson
- 2012-2014 – Murray Clearsky
- 2007-2010, 2010-2012 – Morris J. Swan Shannacappo
- 2004-2007 – Chris Henderson
- 2000-2002, 2002-2004 – Margaret Swan
- 1998-2000 – Bill Traverse
See also[edit]
Anishinaabe tribal political organizations
References[edit]
- ↑ "Southern Chiefs' Organization Official Website". Southern Chiefs' Organization. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ↑ CBC News (January 11, 2017). "Southern Chiefs' Organization of Manitoba elects new leader". CBC/Radio Canada. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ↑ Michael Blume (January 10, 2020). "SCO Makes History With its First Acclamation of Grand Chief". Portage Online. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ↑ Southern Chiefs' Organization. "Southern Chiefs of Manitoba". Southern Chiefs' Organization. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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