Month: July 2024

(July 26, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak welcomed newly elected Dene National Chief and Regional Chief George Mackenzie of Northwest Territories to the AFN Executive Committee.    “As a two-term Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief, newly elected Dene National Chief and Northwest Territories […]

(July 26, 2024 – Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg, Manitoba) – On Tuesday, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regional Chief Wendell LaBobe of Prince Edward Island, Portfolio Holder for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, and Chief Connie Big Eagle of Ocean Man First Nation, Chairperson of the AFN Women’s Council, attended a […]

(July 24, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak extended congratulations to newly elected Manitoba Regional Chief Willie Moore. “We would like to congratulate Regional Chief Willie Moore on this election and welcome him to the AFN Executive Committee,” said National Chief Woodhouse […]

(July 17, 2024 – Winnipeg, Manitoba) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement after meeting with The Honourable Anita R. Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba: “At the AFN Annual General Assembly, First Nations-in-Assembly passed a resolution calling for the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into […]

(July 17, 2024 – Winnipeg, Manitoba) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will meet with The Honourable Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, on July 17, 2024, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The National Chief will discuss several First Nations priorities, including the urgent establishment of a First Nations-led Commission of Inquiry […]

(July 16, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak welcomed the historic apology issued by the Government of Canada to the Dakota and Lakota Nations for longstanding injustices, including the wrongful designation of these Nations as “refugees.” “Canada’s apology is a critical step […]

(July 16, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement at the conclusion of the AFN 45th Annual General Assembly (AGA) on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation in Montreal, Québec: “We are grateful to all Chiefs, Proxies, Elders, youth, […]

(July 15, 2024 – Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia) –Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) participated in the Council of the Federation (COF) Summer Meeting, held from July 15-17, 2024, in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia, alongside Premiers from provinces and territories and leaders from the National Indigenous Organizations. “These national dialogues are critical for advancing […]

(July 12, 2024 – Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Montréal, Québec) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling for the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into the deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, following the conviction of Jeremy Skibicki of first-degree murder of […]

(July 11, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak announced today that the First Nations Parties to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal complaint on discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family Services Program (FNCFS) have secured a commitment from the Government of Canada to […]