Month: November 2023

(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – First Nations leaders, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, women, youth, and veterans from across Canada will gather for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly and Election of the National Chief from December 5-7, 2023, in Ottawa, Ontario. On July 11, 2023, First Nations-in-Assembly passed AFN Resolution 34/2023, Appointment […]

(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is sending a delegation to the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023. The delegation, led by Grand Chief Judy Wilson, […]

(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – Yesterday, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Interim National Chief Joanna Bernard appeared before the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN), on behalf of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), calling on the Government of Canada to immediately withdraw Bill C-53, An Act Respecting the Recognition of […]

(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) responded today to the Federal Government’s release of its Fall Economic Statement, which included new spending for First Nations priorities in infrastructure, safe drinking water, and social development. The AFN concluded that the commitments therein fall short in addressing the urgent and long-standing […]

(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) supports the findings and recommendations presented in the 50th Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator, and calls for urgent action to address the overrepresentation and incarceration of First Nations people in Canada’s federal prisons. The report, tabled in Parliament on […]

(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, responsible for the election of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, has received nomination papers in proper form from the following persons listed below, in alphabetical order by last name:  Bellerose, Reginald – SK  Makinaw, Craig – AB  North, Sheila […]