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Bookmark or Share- Ovide Mercredi | Biography & Facts | BritannicaOvide Mercredi is a First Nations leader who served as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations from 1991 to 1997. He favored distinct status for First Nations peoples in Canada, with the right of self-government. Learn more about Mercredi’s life and career.
- Ovide Mercredi - CandoOvide Mercredi was elected as National Chief for the Assembly of First Nations in 1991. During his first term he led the negotiations for the First Nations in the Charlottetown Accord. He was re-elected in 1994 and served as National Chief until 1997. He addressed the United Nations in Geneva and New York.
- Assembly of First Nations | The Canadian EncyclopediaDuring the constitutional negotiations that led to the Charlottetown Accord in 1992, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), under Ovide Mercredi , held to the principle that the Aboriginal right to self-government is "inherent" and has not been extinguished by Canadian law ( see Charlottetown Accord: Document ).
- Ovide Mercredi | The Canadian EncyclopediaPublished Online February 4, 2008. Last Edited January 11, 2023. Ovide William Mercredi, O.C., O.M., lawyer, Indigenous leader (born 30 January 1946 in Grand Rapids, MB). Ovide Mercredi is a lawyer and Cree leader. He worked for the recognition of Indigenous Rights.
- Chief Ovide William Mercredi | The Governor General of CanadaOfficer of the Order of Canada. Awarded on: September 24, 2021. Invested on: November 17, 2022. Former National Chief Ovide William Mercredi, O.C., O.M. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ovide Mercredi has devoted his life to advancing Indigenous rights. A lawyer, politician and two-term national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, he steered the ...
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