Month: October 2025
AFN Releases Progress Report on Canada’s Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – “Accelerated Action is Needed Now”
/(October 29, 2025 – Vancouver, BC) – As the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (AFN) hosts its 22nd Annual General Meeting and delegates from across the region gather to discuss First Nations priorities, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has released its 2025 Progress Report on Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights […]
Read more »AFN National Chief Says Proposed Bail Reforms Will Deepen Justice Crisis Facing First Nations
/(October 24, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the introduction of the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. The legislation proposes stricter sentencing and stricter bail laws that would […]
Read more »National Chief Expresses Serious Concerns on the Lack of Progress on Programs Critical to the Safety and Security of First Nations in the Auditor General of Canada Report Today
(October 21, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak raised serious concerns regarding the lack of progress on some of the programs provided by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) that are critical to the health and well-being of First Nations as set out in […]
Read more »AFN National Chief Addresses Planning on Repatriation of Sacred Artifacts
(October 20, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to media reports that sacred First Nations items currently in the Vatican Museum will be repatriated by December 2025. “The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is in discussions to repatriate a number of First […]
Read more »National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Extends Condolences on the Tragic Death of Samuel Bird
(October 16, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today following the discovery of the remains of 14-year-old Samuel Bird, last seen on June 1, 2025. “The Assembly of First Nations extends our support and our love to the Bird family and Paul First Nation as […]
Read more »AFN National Chief Addresses First Nations Policing and Justice Reform with Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety
/(October 15, 2025 – Treaty 7 Territory, Kananaskis, Alberta) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today after delivering remarks to the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety and National Indigenous Leaders (IFPT meeting). “We are in a crisis across the justice system, and too many First […]
Read more »National Chief Speaks to Critical Police Reforms at Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety
(October 10, 2025 – Treaty 7 Territory, Kananaskis, Alberta) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will provide opening remarks at the meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety and National Indigenous Leaders (IFPT). National Chief will speak to the overrepresentation of First Nations people across the justice system, as […]
Read more »National Chief Addresses Annual First Nations Leading the Way Conference
/(October 7, 2025 – Markham, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will address the delegation of the annual First Nations Leading the Way conference, an event that brings together hundreds of First Nations leaders to discuss financial management, fiscal relations with Canada, and governance systems beyond the Indian Act and Modern treaties. The National […]
Read more »National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Presses for Full Implementation of Calls for Justice on Sisters in Spirit Day
/(October 4, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – On this Sisters in Spirit Day, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak shared her support and concern for all First Nations women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals that have been affected by violence. “The Assembly of First Nations (AFN)offers our support and prayers to all families and communities […]
Read more »AFN National Chief Testifies at Senate Committee – Calls for First Nations Control of First Nations Citizenship
/(October 2, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak appeared before the Senate Committee on October 1 to testify on Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act, and called for First Nations control over First Nations citizenship. “Our people are entitled to determine who they are, and […]
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