Month: July 2022

(Ottawa, ON):  Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald will be in Alberta for the official welcome of His Holiness Pope Francis on Turtle Island and will attend the meeting with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples at the former institution of assimilation and genocide located in Maskwacis in anticipation of a long […]

I am writing today to confirm my participation in the impending papal visit to Canada. Despite a lack of concrete or written information about what’s happening specifically across the country, my staff and I were able to glean from information released to public through the papal visit website and press clippings what we understand to […]

I am grateful for my invitation to the Citadelle upon the Pope’s arrival in the city of Québec. I am writing today, with Regional Chief Gerald Antoine, IRS and Day School portfolio lead for the Assembly of First Nations, to support the participation of members of my national executive in the impending papal visit to […]

(Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) BC Regional Chief Terry Teegee issued the following statement after a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers today in advance of the Council of the Federation meeting taking place later today in Victoria, BC. “It is important for First Nations to meet with premiers on priorities and initiatives […]

(Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) BC Regional Chief Terry Teegee will join other Indigenous leaders in a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers in advance of the Council of the Federation meeting taking place in Victoria next week. Regional Chief Teegee will represent the AFN at the meeting of National Indigenous leaders and […]

(Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has concluded a three-day Annual General Assembly (AGA), reaffirming a commitment to advance the priorities of rights holders from coast to coast to coast. More than 2500 First Nations leaders, citizens and observers gathered on the territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh this week for […]

(VANCOUVER, B.C.) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Executive Committee members stood united today on the territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples in Vancouver, B.C. to underscore the importance of focusing on First Nations priorities and critical issues affecting First Nations communities across this land ahead of a three-day Annual General Assembly. The […]

(Ottawa, ON): The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Women’s Council will host a press conference today at the Vancouver Convention Centre to advocate for greater RCMP accountability and justice for the family of Chantel Moore. DATE: Monday July 4, 2022 TIME: 12:30 p.m. PDT LOCATION: Vancouver Convention Centre, Room 113 Speakers will include Women’s Council […]

(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse is pleased to share with First Nations that AFN, the Government of Canada and class action parties have reached a final settlement agreement worth $20 billion to compensate First Nations children and families who experienced discrimination under the First Nations Child and […]

(OTTAWA, ON): The Executive Committee of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has successfully resisted the attempt by National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to have a court convene an urgent hearing to overturn her suspension and mandate her attendance throughout the AFN Annual General Assembly (AGA) next week in Vancouver, B.C. The AFN Executive Committee has […]