Month: October 2025
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 […]
Read more »National Chief Appears Before Senate Committee on Bill S-2 and Meets with Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne
(October 1 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will appear before the Senate Committee today, October 1, to testify as part of a panel on Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act. Date: October 1, 2025 Time: 6:45 p.m. ET Location: Room C128, Senate of Canada Building Televised […]
Read more »AFN Marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Calling for Meaningful Action Towards Reconciliation
(September 30, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, acknowledged the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, urging the Government of Canada to advance progress towards fully implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) 94 Calls […]
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