January, 2020 - Assembly of First Nations

Assembly of First Nations Offers Condolences on the Passing of Elder Pearl Keenan

January 31, 2020 / November 3, 2022 by artdept

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde and AFN Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek offer their condolences on behalf of the AFN to the family and friends of Pearl Keenan, a highly respected Teslin Tlingit Elder of the Dakl’aweidi clan. Elder Keenan peacefully passed away at the age of 99 in Whitehorse, Yukon […]

AFN National Chief Bellegarde says Canada’s Correctional Investigator’s Report is an Alarming Call for Immediate Action to Reduce First Nations Incarceration

January 22, 2020 / November 3, 2022 by artdept

(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde wants immediate action in response to yesterday’s release by the Correctional Investigator of Canada which states that Canada’s prisons are being “Indigenized”, or filling up with Indigenous men and women at a rate surpassing 30 per cent, which could rise to 33 per […]

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and Families

January 8, 2020 / November 3, 2022 by artdept

RE-ISSUE FROM NOVEMBER 8, 2019 New federal child welfare legislation, An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children youth and families, is coming into force on January 1, 2020. This legislation will bring significant positive changes to First Nations Child and Family Services, while affirming the inherent right and jurisdiction of First Nations in […]