Chief and Council – History
Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation
Colpoy’s Bay Band
John H. Beattie ——————– Prior to 1854
John Jones ————————–Prior to 1854
Joseph Jones ———————–Prior to 1861
The first elected chief for this band was Thomas Sky.
*** Amalgamated with Chippewas of Nawash Band ***
Chippewas of Nawash Band
Chief
Counselors
Selection /Term
Remarks
Georg A. Tabigwon | – | Prior to 1863 | Died 1873 |
William B. McGregor | – Adner Elliott — James Solomon Moses Kaikaik Peter Elliott Joseph Wahbezee |
July 1868 – 1893 April 6, 1893 — — — — – |
– Second Chief Resigned Apr. 1, 1895 — — — Resigned Oct. 1894 |
William B. McGregor | James Solomon John Akiwenzie Sr. Peter Elliott Moses Kaikaik |
June 29, 1895 – 1898 — — – |
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William B. McGregor | – James Solomon John Akiwenzie Moses Kaikaik Peter Elliott Stephen Elliott Moses Kaikaik |
July 1, 1898 – 1901 — — — — Mar. 6, 1899 Feb. 9, 1990 |
– — — Resigned Feb. 6, 1899 Died 1900 Bi-election Bi-election |
William B. McGregor | Stephen Elliott John Akiwenzie Moses Kaikaik James Solomon J. W. Keeshig |
July 15, 1901 – 1904 — — — Sept. 14, 1903 |
– — Died 1903 — Bi-election |
William B. McGregor | – Stephen Elliott J. W. Keeshig Edwin Johnston Edward Keeshig |
July 4, 1904 – 1907 — — — – |
– Resigned Mar. 15, 1906 — — – |
Edward Keeshig | – Edwin Johnston Peter Taylor Charles Jones David Sims Stephen Elliott |
June 15, 1907 – 1910 — — — — April 6, 1908 |
– Died March 1908 — — — Bi-election |
Edward Keeshig | – Charles Jones Stephen Elliott Carl Jones Paul Nadjiwon |
June 10, 1910 – 1913 — — — – |
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Charles K. Jones | – Stephen Elliott Peter Nadjiwon George Waukey Joseph Elliott |
June 2, 1913 – 1916 — — — – |
– Resigned Mar. 14, 1916 — — – |
Charles K. Jones | – Stephen Elliott Jacob Akiwenzie Edgar Jones Frank Ashkewe David Sims Jacob Waukey Paul Johnston |
June 1, 1916 – 1919 — — — — — — – |
– Resigned May 6, 1918 Died April 16, 1918 Resigned Feb. 17, 1917 — Bi-election Bi-election Bi-election |
Charles K. Jones | – J. C. Jones David Sims Thomas Solomon Frank Ashkewe |
June 23, 1919 – 1922 — — — – |
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John Wesley Keeshig | – Norman McLeod Alex Johnston Thomas Solomon Jonah Chegahno Oliver Johnston |
June 7, 1922 – 1925 — — — — Feb. 2, 1925 |
– Resigned 1925 — — — Bi-election |
Charles K. Jones | – Oliver Johnston William Elliott Enoch Taylor Jonah Chegahno Oliver Johnston — Enoch Taylor Alexander Johnston Peter C. Nadjiwon |
June 15, 1925 – 1928 — — — — Oct. 1, 1925 — Oct. 1, 1925 Aug. 26, 1926 Aug. 26, 1926 |
– Resigned 1925 — Resigned 1925 — Bi-election Deposed 1926 Resigned Aug. 6, 1926 Bi-election Bi-election |
Charles K. Jones | – Alex Johnston Thomas Solomon Wilfred Lamourandiere Lawrence Keeshig Peter C. Nadjiwon |
June 25, 1928 – 1931 — — — — Sept. 15, 1930 |
– — — — Resigned 1930 Bi-election |
Charles K. Jones | – Alex Johnston Peter C. Nadjiwon Wilfred Lamourandiere Thomas Jones Andrew Solomon |
June 22, 1931 — — — — July 4, 1932 |
– — — Resigned — Bi-election |
Oliver Johnston | – Stephen Elliott Peter C. Nadjiwon Andrew Solomon Alex Johnston |
June 13, 1934 – 1937 — — — – |
– — — — Resigned Oct. 9, 1936 |
Oliver Johnston | – Wilfred Lamourandiere Peter Nadjiwon William Elliott Alfred Jones |
June 14, 1937 – 1940 — — — – |
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Thomas Jones | – John C. Jones Wellington Elliott Ephriam Ashkewe Loe V. Akiwenzie |
June 21, 1940 – 1943 — — — – |
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Thomas Jones | – John C. Jones Arthur Jones Lewellyn Chegahno Abram Elliott |
June 21, 1943 – 1946 — — — – |
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Thomas Jones | – Alfred Jones Ephriam Ashkewe Bernard R. Nadjiwon John Johnston |
June 18, 1946 – 1949 — — — – |
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Peter C. Nadjiwon | – Alfred Jones John C. Jones Charlie Nadjiwon Arthur Jones |
June 15, 1949 – 1952 — — — April 11, 1950 |
– — — Resigned Feb. 28, 1950 Bi-election |
Thomas Jones | – Bryce Elliott John Johnston Georgina Waukey Arthur Jones Ernest Akiwenzie |
June 9, 1952 – 1954 — — — — – |
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Arthur Jones | – Ernest Akiwenzie Howard Chegahno Stanley Elliott Orville Johnston Una Jones |
June 16, 1954 – 1956 — — — — – |
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Thomas Jones | – Howard Chegahno Orville Johnston John Johnston Alfred Jones William Nadjiwon Clifford Nadjiwon Joseph V. Akiwenzie John C. Jones |
June 11, 1956 – 1960 — — — — — — July 31, 1956 June 23, 1958 |
Died June 17, 1956 — — — — — — Bi-election Died Jan 16, 1960 |
Orville Johnston | – Ernest Akiwenzie Howard Chegahno John Johnston George Keeshig Clifford Nadjiwon Una Jones |
June 8, 1960 — — — — — – |
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Vernon Jones | – Howard Chegahno Fred Jones George Keeshig Clifford Nadjiwon Una Jones John Nadjiwon Orville K. Johnston Victor Johnston |
June 19, 1962 — — — — — — Jan 7, 1994 Jan 7, 1964 |
– — Deposed Dec. 18, 1963 — — Deposed Dec. 18, 1963 — Bi-election Bi-election |
Wilmer Nadjiwon | – Orville K. Johnston John Johnston George Keeshig Alfred Jones John Nadjiwon George Elliott |
June 16, 1964 — — — — — – |
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Wilmer Nadjiwon | – Howard Chegahno George Elliott John Johnston Walter Johnston Giles Keeshig Keitha Keeshig |
June 15, 1966 — — — — — – |
Resigned Mar. 20, 1967 — Resigned Oct. 10, 1967 — — — – |
Joseph Akiwenzie | – John Nadjiwon Frederick Jones |
April 28, 1967 – 1968 April 28, 1967 Oct. 31, 1967 |
Bi-election Additional Counselor Bi-election |
Wilmer Nadjiwon | – Howard Chegahno Lorne C. Hill Orville K. Johnston Walter Johnston Robert Jones Vernon Jones Charles Nadjiwon |
June 15, 1968 – 1970 — — — — — — – |
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Wilmer Nadjiwon | – Howard Chegahno Lorne C. Hill Orville K. Johnston Walter Johnston Keitha Keeshig John Nadjiwon Ella Waukey |
June 15, 1970 — — — — — — – |
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Wilmer Nadjiwon | Howard Chegahno Orville K. Johnston Walter Johnston Keitha Keeshig Richard Jones Frank Solomon Ella Waukey |
June 12, 1972 — — — — — — – |
Resigned June 14, 1973 — — — — — — – |
Franklin Solomon | – Ronald Proulx Richard Jones Wilson Ashkewe Walter Johnston Keitha Keeshig Melvin Elliott John Nadjiwon James Jones Wilmer Nadjiwon |
June 10, 1974 — — — — — — — Feb. 26, 1976 Feb. 26, 1976 |
– Removed Feb. 11, 1976 — Resigned Jan 2, 1976Bi-election Bi-election |
Wilmer Nadjiwon | – Richard Jones Wilmer Nadjiwon Walter Johnston Melvin Elliott Orvan Solomon Marshall Nadjiwon Keith Chegahno Howard Chegahno Bernice Hill |
June 16, 1976 — — — — — — — — – |
Dissolved July 11, 1977 — — — — — — — — – |
Franklin Solomon | – Ronald Proulx Richard Jones Walter Johnston John Nadjiwon Marshall Nadjiwon Edward Lavalley Howard Chegahno James JonesHoward Chegahno Walter Johnston James Jones Edward Lavalley John Nadjiwon Marshall Nadjiwon |
July 25, 1977 — — — — — — — –Jan 4, 1978 — — — — – |
– — — — Set aside 19 Feb. 1977 OCPC 1977-3277 — —- — — — — – |
Franklin Solomon | – Richard Jones John Nadjiwon Edward Lavalley Howard Chegahno Ronald Proulx Ella Waukey Francis Nadjiwon Marshall Nadjiwon Orvan Solomon |
July 23, 1979 — — — — — — — — Feb. 26, 1980 |
– — — — — — — — Resigned Feb. 2, 1980 Bi-election |
Franklin Solomon | – Richard Jones Ralph Akiwenzie Orvan Solomon Howard Jones Howard Chegahno Bernard Keeshig Ella Waukey Francis Nadjiwon |
July 23, 1981 — — — — — — — – |
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Peter J. Akiwenzie | – — Richard Jones Ralph Akiwenzie Arthur R. Elliott Howard Jones J. Bernard Keeshig Ella Waukey Sylvia Akiwenzie Edward L. Johnston Howard Chegahno |
July 25, 1983 — — — — — — — — — – |
Set aside Feb. 16, 1984 OCPC 1984-509 — — — — — — — — Set aside OCPC 1984-509 |
Peter J. Akiwenzie | – Edward Johnston |
Mar. 19, 1984 Mar. 19, 1984 |
Bi-election Bi-election |
Peter J. Akiwenzie | – Richard Jones Ralph Akiwenzie Arthur R. Elliott Howard Jones Bernard Keeshig Ella Waukey Sylvia Akiwenzie Randel Proulx Melvin Elliott Franklin Solomon |
July 22, 1985 — — — — — — — — — – |
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Peter J. AkiwenzieHoward M. Jones | – Arthur R. Elliott Howard Jones Gordon Johnston Ella Waukey Sylvia Akiwenzie R. Ernest Nadjiwon Wilmer F. Nadjiwon Randel Proulx Ralph Akiwenzie Anthony S. Cheghano – |
July 20, 1987 — — — — — — — — — — Nov. 17, 1988 |
Resigned Oct. 31, 1988 — — — — — — — — — — Bi-election |
Ralph Akiwenzie | – Wayne R. Solomon Sidney Nadjiwon Gregory Nadjiwon Peter J. Akiwenzie Ella Waukey Sylvia Akiwenzie Walter Chegahno Stella Johnston Arlene Chegahno Donald McLeod Franklin Solomon |
July 17, 1989 — — — — — — — — — — May 2, 1990 |
– — — — — — — — — — — Bi-election |
Ralph Akiwenzie | – Eric Johnston Paul Jones Walter Chegahno Arlene Chegahno Sidney Nadjiwon Ella Waukey Franklin Solomon Donald McLeod Gregory Nadjiwon Melvin Nadjiwon Stella Johnston Rhonda Pedoniquotte Keith Chegahno Bernard Keeshig Wayne Solomon |
July 19, 1991 — — — — — — — — — — — — July 3, 1992 July 3, 1992 July 3, 1992 |
– — — Resigned Apr. 16, 1992 — — — — — — — Resigned Apr. 14, 1992 Resigned Apr. 15, 1992 Bi-election Bi-election Bi-election |
Ralph Akiwenzie | – Sidney Nadjiwon Bernard Keeshig Isabel Millette Blake Jones Frank Solomon Keith Chegahno Paul Jones Melvin Elliott Ross Johnston Giles Keeshig Ella Waukey Arlene Chegahno |
July 16, 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — – |
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Ralph Akiwenzie | – Sidney Nadjiwon Keith Chegahno Peter J. Akiwenzie Joyce Johnston L. Kim Akiwenzie Paul Jones Isabel Millette Frank Solomon |
July 1995 — — — — — — — – |
Resigned — — — — — — — Bi-election |
Ralph Akiwenzie | – Wendall Nadjiwon Greg Nadjiwon Carleen Elliott Isabel Millette Dale Jones Paul Jones Peter J. Akiwenzie Frank Solomon Joyce Johnston |
1997-1999 — — — — — — — — – |
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Ralph Akiwenzie | – Patrick Nadjiwon Frank Solomon Joyce Johnston Isabel Millette Wendall Nadjiwon Water Chegahno Paul Jones Dale Jones Peter J. Akiwenzie |
1999-2001 — — — — — — — — – |
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Ralph Akiwenzie | – Isabel Millette Joyce Johnston Frank Solomon Water Chegahno Paul Jones Dale Jones Anthony Chegahno Peter J. Akiwenzie Bernard Keeshig |
2001-2003 — — — — — — — — – |
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Ralph Akiwenzie | – Keith Chegahno Jessica Nadjiwon Walter Chegahno Mary E. Johnston Joyce Johnston Isabel Millette Paul Jones Geewadin Elliott |
2003-2005 — — — — — — — – |
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Paul Nadjiwan | – Larry Lavallee Melvin Elliott Kathy Jones Mary E. Johnston Anthony Chegahno Peter J. Akiwenzie Frank Solomon Walter Chegahno Paul Jones |
2005-2007 — — — — — — — — – |
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Ralph Akiwenzie | – Gail Nadjiwon Paul Jones Martha Pedoniquotte Veronica Smith Joyce Johnston Arthur Elliott Frank Solomon Kathy Jones |
2007-2009 — — — — — — — – |
– — — — — — Died August 8, 2008 Died January 9, 2009 – |
Ralph Akiwenzie Scott Lee |
– Scott Lee Arlene Chegahno Veronica Smith Paul Jones Isabel Millette Peter J. Akiwenzie Kathy Jones Martha Pedoniquotte Christine Keeshig |
2009-2011 — — — — — — — — – |
Died March 4, 2011 Acting Chief — — — — — — — – |
Scott Lee | – Arlene Chegahno Christopher Solomon Sr. Paul Jones Cheryl Johnston Kathy Jones Veronica Smith Peter J. Akiwenzie Ann Marie Proulx Isabel Millette |
2011-2013 — — — — — — — — – |
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Arlene Chegahno | – Scott Lee Anthony Chegahno Christopher Solomon Sr. Paul Jones Cheryl Johnston Veronica Smith Carlene Keeshig Greg Nadjiwon Kathy Jones |
2013-2015 — — — — — — — — – |
– Resigned Feb. 12, 2014 — — — — — — — – |