After 20+ years in the role, Ogimaa (Chief) Stacey Laforme has announced his retirement from his role as Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN).
Ogimaa Laforme was elected to MCFN Council in 1999 and has represented and advocated for his community for over twenty years.
The Halton Region thanked him for his service:
“On behalf of Halton Regional Council I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Ogimaa Laforme for his instrumental leadership and support to the Region,” says Gary Carr, Halton’s Regional Chair. “Halton Region extends gratitude for his unwavering commitment to MCFN and to building and fostering meaningful relationships on a foundation of collaboration, mutual respect and friendship. We wish Ogimaa all the best in his well-deserved retirement and welcome Chief Claire Sault and the newly elected MCFN Council. We look forward to continuing to work together to build a collaborative relationship and advancing our shared work. Chi-miigwetch.”
As a highly respected Indigenous voice and leader throughout Halton, the province and country, Laforme has worked tirelessly to help foster and build relationships at all levels of government. On June 20th, 2022, Halton Region and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, under the leadership of Ogimaa Laforme, signed a Relationship Agreement formalizing ongoing work to build a constructive, collaborative and mutually respectful relationship.
The Relationship Agreement has been instrumental in supporting meaningful and collaborative discussions as well as helping to identify areas of mutual interest and priority while providing a platform to advance the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Laforme is also an esteemed storyteller and author and has provided valuable training, capacity building and cultural awareness to the community and Halton Region staff. Find out for yourself here.
He’s now been replaced by Chief Claire Sault.
To learn more about the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Council, click here. To learn more about Halton Region’s efforts to build meaningful relationships with Indigenous People and Communities, click here.
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