Jerry Fontaine - Since 1998

Since 1998

From 1998-2003, Fontaine served as Senior Advisor to the Pine Falls Paper Company. During this period he facilitated negotiations between the Pine Falls Paper Company (PFPC) and participating Anishinaabe Nations in the development of a partnership agreement between the PFPC and Anshinaabe Nations.

During the period, 2003-2005 Fontaine became active in the development of the Treaty 1 Protection Office that included the following Treaty 1 First Nations (Brokenhead, Long Plain, Peguis, Roseau River, Sagkeeng, Sandy Bay and Swan Lake). Treaty 1 was signed August 3, 1871.

Fontaine was one of three candidates seeking the leadership of Manitoba's Southern Chiefs Organization in June 2003. He finished third, receiving only two votes out of 31 cast.

In 2005, Fontaine served as an adviser to AFN leader Phil Fontaine and promoting education within Canada's aboriginal communities. He has argued that aboriginal communities should have control over First Nations post-secondary institutions.

He was chosen as interim president of the First Peoples National Party of Canada, a federal party similar to the FPP, in 2005. He continues to serve as FPNP president as of 2006. Fontaine was an administrator at Algoma University, where he worked as Director of Indigenous Initiatives.

While in the capacity of Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Fontaine also served as Sessional Lecturer. (Algoma University, Laurentian University and Shingwauk Kinoomage Gamig)

Fontaine received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from (European University, Paris, France) (2000), Master of Arts (MA) from the (University of Manitoba) (2009) and is currently completing his Ph.D.in Indigenous Studies (Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario).