August, 2020 - Assembly of First Nations

AFN National Chief Bellegarde welcomes funding to support First Nations mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 25, 2020 / November 8, 2022 by angiet

(Ottawa, ON) – National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is pleased that the federal government is stepping up to provide $82.5 million dollars to support Indigenous mental health programs, with $55 million specifically earmarked for First Nations. “It is good to see the federal government and Minister Miller recognize this […]

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AFN National Chief Welcomes Canada’s continued investments to support First Nations as they continue to face impacts from COVID-19

August 12, 2020 / November 3, 2022 by celsocercado

(Ottawa, ON) –National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) welcomes the support of the federal government which announced today that it will invest an additional $305 million to assist First Nations in addressing the current impacts of COVID-19. The funds will help with mitigation as well as preparing for an expected […]