- Max Gros-Louis
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'Magella Gros-Louis AKA Max Gros-Louis' or Oné Onti (born August 6, 1931), son of Cecile Talbot and Gerard Gros-Louis is a Canadian politician and businessman in Quebec. After work surveying and as a travelling salesman he gained success by opening a small shop "Le Huron" where he sold snowshoes, moccasins and other First Nation crafts and also managed a dance company.
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Political career
From 1964 to 1984, he was Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat Nation. In 1984 he retired from political life, but only very briefly: by 1987 he was back, and in 1994 he was re-elected Grand Chief.Max Gros-Louis is known above all for his contributions as the founder and director of organizations dedicated to the culture and rights of the First Nation People. • Between 1965 and 1976 he was successively a founding member, vice president and secretary-treasurer of the Association des Indiens du Québec • He was Director of the World Assembly of First Nations for three years. • In 1983 and 1987, he represented First nation Quebecers at federal constitutional conferences on aboriginal law. • He was for five years Secretary of the Indian Advisory Council • He has been an administrator of the Aboriginal Economic Development Program • Member of the Multiculturalism Council. • Director and Vice Chief of the Assembly of First Nations for 10 years[1] He has taken a more individualist approach to economic and social problems than most First Nations leaders. He also wrote an autobiography titled First Among the Huron. [2]
Personal Life
Max was married to Claire "Tikanakouen" Belair they produced 5 children Alain(Barbara,Jessy,Alana), Line (Cillia, Anora), Mario( no children), Kino (Lydia,Max-Sean,Blaize), Isa (Justin)
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Categories:- 1931 births
- Aboriginal leaders in Quebec
- Wyandot people
- Living people
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