Month: July 2018
First Nations from Across the Country Elect Perry Bellegarde as Assembly of First Nations National Chief at AFN’s 39th Annual General Assembly
/(Vancouver, BC) – First Nation leaders from across the country today elected Perry Bellegarde as Assembly of First Nations National Chief at the AFN 39th Annual General Assembly today being held in the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. National Chief Perry Bellegarde was elected on the second ballot with 328 votes […]
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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde Congratulates Manitoba Regional Chief Kevin Hart on Being Elected to a Second Term
/(Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde congratulates re-elected Manitoba Regional Chief Kevin Hart, elected yesterday at the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs 30th Annual General Assembly taking place at Brokenhead Ojibway First Nation in Treaty 1 territory. “I congratulate my colleague Manitoba Regional Chief Kevin Hart today on behalf of the […]
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Assembly of First Nations Says a National Strategy Developed with First Nations is Essential to Achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals in Canada
/July 18, 2018 (New York, NY) – On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Treaty 6 Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild is participating this week at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the United Nations headquarters in New York, NY. Grand Chief Littlechild spoke to the work Canada must undertake with First […]
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Assembly of First Nations Delivers Strong Statement to UN on Requirement of Free, Prior and Informed Consent
/(Ottawa, ON) – On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, Treaty 6 Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild is participating this week at the meeting of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples underway in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting includes focus on an international study on “free, prior and informed consent” as […]
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