| Term/Year | Chief | Home Lodge | Home Town |
| #5 2025-2026 | Joey Kotten | Wahpekute | New Ulm, MN |
| #4 2024-2025 | Chris Nelson | Wahpekute | North Mankato, MN |
| #3 2023-2024 | Gavin Nathe | Naguonabe | Zimmerman, MN |
| #2 2022-2023 | Kalen Hill | Pa-Hin | Minot, ND |
| #21 / #1 — 2021-2022 | Allison Rosevist — Last C-1A Chief / First G-11 Chief | Totanhan Nakaha | Wyoming, MN |
| #20 — 2020-2021 | Ian Flickinger | Totanhan Nakaha | Forest Lake, MN |
| #19 — 2018-2020 | Evan Schroeder- NOAC 2020 AIA Committee | Pa-Hin | Alexandria, MN |
| #18 — 2017-2018 | Jordan Kienholz- NOAC 2018 Training Committee – Pilot team | Wahpekute | Saint Peter, MN |
| #17 — 2016-2017 | Tyler Milner – Operation Arrow, Recreation Committee | Ka’niss Ma’ingan | Duluth, MN |
| #16 — 2015-2016 | Seth Murray – Operation: Otter Tail, Deputy Incident Commander – NEXT: “A New Century”, Publications Sub Committee Lead | Pa-Hin | Wyndmere, ND |
| #15 — 2014-2015 | Gerald Fraas -NOAC 2015, Content Sub Committee Lead | Tetonwana | Hartford, SD |
| #14 — 2013-2014 | Ben Johnston – Arrow Power 2014, Youth Leader – ArrowTour, Program Committee | Totanhan Nakaha | Inver Grove Heights, MN |
| #13 — 2011-2013 | Dan Kobler -NOAC 2012, Shows | Totanhan Nakaha | West St. Paul, MN |
| #12 — 2009-2011 | Addison Hendricks | Ka’niss Ma’Ingan | Virginia, MN |
| #11 — 2008-2009 | Foster Graif – NOAC 2009, Chiefs Corps | Wahpekute | Truman, MN |
| #10 — 2007-2008 | Kevin Helland | Pa-Hin | Kathryn, ND |
| #9 — 2005-2007 | Kyle Becker | Pa-Hin | Bismarck, ND |
| #8 — 2005 | Davey Warner *** Elected C-1A Chief after Paul Jensen was elected Central Region Chief at the 2004 National Planning Meeting | Naguonabe | McGregor, MN |
| #7 — 2003-2005 | Paul Jensen -Became Central Region Chief | Pa-Hin | Stephen, MN |
| #6 — 2002-2004 | Jeff Hayward –Became National Chief | Tetonwana | Rapid City, SD |
| #5 — 2001-2002 | Ryan Risse | Mitigwa | |
| #4 — 2000-2001 | Ross Yost | Tetonwana | Sioux Falls, SD |
| #3 — 1999-2000 | Phil Jensen | Pa-Hin | Stephen, MN |
| #2 — 1998-1999 | Jay Kucera | Mitigwa | De Moines, IA |
| #1 — 1997-1998 | Jon Nygren – First C-1A Chief | Pa-Hin | Fisher, MN |
