Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 17, 2024

Richard Kelly Miskokomon, C.M.
Muncey, Ontario

Chief Joe Miskokomon is one of Ontario’s most committed Indigenous leaders. Chief of the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation and former grand chief of the Anishinabek Nation, he has helped advance First Nations self-governance, safeguard Indigenous rights and treaties, and encourage community economic development for more than five decades. He is noted for his successful negotiation of two major land claim settlements with the Canadian government.