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Tony Belcourt

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Tony Belcourt (born 1943 in Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta) is a Métis First Nations leader in Canada.

In 1971, he became the first leader of the Native Council of Canada, which is today the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Belcourt would lead the new association until 1974, providing advocacy for non-Status natives including the Métis.

As of May 2006, he lives in Ottawa and serves as president of the Métis Nation of Ontario.