Month: May 2017

May 29, 2017 (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde stands with First Nations in Treaty 8 and all those participating today in the Rally for the Peace River Valley on Parliament Hill calling for a halt to the proposed Site C dam and respect for First Nations rights.  “The […]

May 26, 2017  (Ottawa, ON) –Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde calls on the federal government to act immediately on today’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling to ensure safety, fairness and equity for First Nations children.  “The ruling says simply and clearly that all First Nations children deserve to be treated fairly,” said […]

May 23, 2017  (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde supports the many families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls who have expressed their growing frustration with the National Inquiry.  Family members and the AFN have continually made strong, clear calls for action and justice for missing and […]

TITLE: Support for the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education 2017 SUBJECT: Education MOVED BY: Chief Ava Hill, Six Nations of the Grand River, ON SECONDED BY: Chief Don Maracle, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, ON DECISION Carried by Consensus WHEREAS: A. In 2017, as Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of Confederation, Six Nations […]

TITLE: Working Towards a New Urban First Nations Strategy SUBJECT: Urban MOVED BY: Chief Cameron Catchway, Skownan First Nation, MB SECONDED BY: Chief Jean Guy Whiteduck, Kitisgan Zibi Anishinabeg, QC DECISION Carried; 1 abstention WHEREAS: A. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states: Article 4: Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right […]

TITLE: National Advisory Committee on INAC’s Child Welfare Reform Engagement Strategy SUBJECT: Child Welfare MOVED BY: Chief Lynn Acoose, Sakimay First Nation, SK SECONDED BY: Chief Arnold Paul, Temagami First Nation, ON DECISION Carried by Consensus WHEREAS: A. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration) states: Article 15 (2): States […]

TITLE: Full and Proper Implementation of the historic Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decisions in the provision of child welfare services and Jordan’s Principle SUBJECT: Child Welfare MOVED BY: Cheryl Casimer, Proxy, Tobacco Plains Indian Band, BC SECONDED BY: Chief Ian Campbell, Squamish Nation, BC DECISION Carried by Consensus WHEREAS: A. The Federal Government of Canada […]

TITLE: Inequitable Funding of On Reserve Women’s Shelters SUBJECT: Violence against Women and Children MOVED BY: Chief Randy Ermineskin, Ermineskin Cree Nation, AB SECONDED BY: Chief Irvin Bull, Louis Bull First Nation, AB DECISION Carried by Consensus WHEREAS: A. The Government of Canada has endorsed the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples […]

TITLE: First Nations National Working Group on Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) SUBJECT: Education MOVED BY: Chief Maureen Chapman, Skawahlook First Nation, BC SECONDED BY: Chief David Crate, Fisher River Cree Nation, MB DECISION Carried by Consensus WHEREAS: A. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states: Article 21: Indigenous peoples […]

May 5, 2017  (Ottawa, ON) – On National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde called for increased access to culturally safe and culturally grounded approaches to diabetes prevention for First Nations.  “Today is a day to commit ourselves to ongoing change in diabetes care, education and self-management. Experience […]