RSI Talks: Chief R. Stacey Laforme
The Rehabilitation Sciences Institute presents:
Chief R. Stacey Laforme
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (MNCFN)
Chief Laforme has participated in a number of committees and boards throughout his seven terms served as a Councillor, including involvement with the MNCFN’s Pan Am Games Secretariat (PAGS). As Chair of the PAGS Committee, Chief Laforme was instrumental in raising the profile of all First Nations through the recognition of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation as the first ever official Host First Nation of the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.
Chief Laforme is committed to increasing involvement and communication between Elected Council and both on and off-reserve membership. He is very active throughout MNCFN’s traditional territory which encompasses 3.9 million acres of Southern Ontario, not only as a Chief, but as a notable storyteller and poet. His dedication to the land, history, language and culture of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation are helping to guide his First Nation towards a prosperous future.