Alvin Fiddler

Alvin Fiddler
Born
Sioux Lookout, Ontario
EducationUniversity of Lethbridge (Business Management)
OccupationGrand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Known forOji-Cree Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Alvin Fiddler is Canadian Oji-Cree politician. Currently he serves as the Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), a political organization representing 51 First Nation communities in Northern Ontario. A member of Muskrat Dam First Nation (an Oji-Cree First Nation), Fiddler previously served multiple terms as Deputy Grand Chief before first being elected Grand Chief in 2015. He is currently serving his third term in this role.

In 2025, Fiddler played a central role in negotiating a $8.5 billion Agreement to reform First Nations Child and Family Services in Ontario, alongside Chiefs of Ontario and the Canadian federal government.

In 2021, Alvin stepped down from his position at the NAN to launch an unsuccessful bid for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, before being acclaimed as Grand Chief once more in 2023 and then getting re-elected in 2024.

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