Dennis Martel
GDHS 1963 grad Dennis Martel, a polticial advisor, has a long history dealing with native relations. He currently works for Ontario Power Hydro as an Aboriginal Relations Advisor.
A former professor of Native Studies, Martel in the 1980s provided media services to Union of Ontario Indians (Anishinabek Nation), Assembly of First Nations: Media/ Government Relations, Restigouche (Listiguch) during salmon fishing crisis and during the patriation of the Canadian Constitution was communications secretary to R.K. Miskokomon, AFN Ambassador to Great Britain;
Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom.
In the late '80s, he served at Queen's Park as special assistant to Rene Fontaine, Minister of Northern Affairs. In the 1990s he was a consultant to United Chiefs & Councils - Manitoulin: M_Chigeeng First Nation; Georgina Island First Nation; Mnjikaning First Nation Chief & Council:, Southern First Nations Secretariat, including advisor to Kettle & Stoney Point First Nation chief, media during the Ipperwash Crisis (1996).
He has consulted for the-Province of Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of the Attorney General, and First Nations and from 2003-08 was manager of operations for the Ted Nolan Foundation.
A former professor of Native Studies, Martel in the 1980s provided media services to Union of Ontario Indians (Anishinabek Nation), Assembly of First Nations: Media/ Government Relations, Restigouche (Listiguch) during salmon fishing crisis and during the patriation of the Canadian Constitution was communications secretary to R.K. Miskokomon, AFN Ambassador to Great Britain;
Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom.
In the late '80s, he served at Queen's Park as special assistant to Rene Fontaine, Minister of Northern Affairs. In the 1990s he was a consultant to United Chiefs & Councils - Manitoulin: M_Chigeeng First Nation; Georgina Island First Nation; Mnjikaning First Nation Chief & Council:, Southern First Nations Secretariat, including advisor to Kettle & Stoney Point First Nation chief, media during the Ipperwash Crisis (1996).
He has consulted for the-Province of Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of the Attorney General, and First Nations and from 2003-08 was manager of operations for the Ted Nolan Foundation.