Month: May 2025

Summary: The swearing-in of the 30th Canadian Ministry (Cabinet) took place on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Rideau Hall on unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa, Ontario. The Cabinet includes 28 Ministers, supported by 10 Secretaries of State. 24 members are new to the Cabinet, and 13 are newly elected Members of Parliament. Rebecca Alty, Member […]

(May 13, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement in response to the swearing-in of Canada’s 30th Cabinet: “On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, we extend our congratulations to Prime Minister Mark Carney and all Ministers and Secretaries of State,” said National Chief […]

Summary: The Natural Resource Transfer Agreements (NRTA) was negotiated between Canada and the three prairie provinces to give the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta control over Crown land and resources. This purported transfer occurred without the free, prior, and informed consent of First Nations whose land and resources were affected. The NRTA conflicts with […]

(May 12, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on the federal government to initiate a constitutional review of the 1930 Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (NRTA) in response to the Premier of Alberta’s proposal to hold a referendum for the unilateral separation of […]

TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE:  May 9, 2025 – 1st notice RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Resolutions should be national in scope and can: (1) establish a mandate for the AFN; (2) relate […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]