Month: May 2025
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Congratulates Incoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost
/(May 8, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement today on the election of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American Pope in history. “On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), I extend warm congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV,” said […]
Read more »National Chief Calls on New Government to Accelerate First Nation-Led Procurement Authority
(May 7, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak called on the new federal government to accelerate the creation of a First Nations-led Procurement Authority during an opening address at the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association’s (NACCA) Prosperity Forum in Ottawa. “In support of […]
Read more »National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Speaks to National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
/(May 6 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will deliver keynote remarks to the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association as part of its Ignite Indigenous Prosperity summit. The National Chief will speak about the results of the recent federal election and make a statement […]
Read more »Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Marks National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples, Demanding Action on MMIWG Calls For Justice
(May 5, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Prince Edward Island (PEI) Regional Chief Wendell LaBobe issued the following statement in recognition of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples, also known as Red […]
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