Max Gros-Louis, Oné
Onti, Huron-Wendat, 1931-
He
was Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat Nation from 1964 to 1984,
and was re-elected in 1994. He is known for his contributions
as the founder and director of organizations dedicated to the
culture and rights of Amerindians. Between 1965 and 1976 he was
a founding member, vice president and secretary-treasurer of the
Association des Indiens du Québec; Secretary of the Indian
Advisory Council and Director of the World Assembly of First Nations.
In 1983 and 1987, he represented aboriginal Quebeckers at federal
constitutional conferences on aboriginal law. An administrator
of the Aboriginal Economic Development Program, a member of the
Multiculturalism Council. Director, and Vice Chief of the Assembly
of First Nations for, he has also represented the Abenaki and
Huron-Wendat nations and sat on national committees of the Assembly
of First Nations. A longer biography appears in Native Leaders
of Canada.