Month: March 2026
National Chief Lifts Up Ontario Region and Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for Finalizing Agreement to Reform Child and Family Services
(March 30, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response by a decision from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) to approve the Ontario Final Agreement (OFA) to reform First Nations Child and Family Services in the region. “I […]
Read more »Assembly of First Nations National Chief Calls for Inquiry and Apology Following Revelations of Government Surveillance of First Nations
/(March 26, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief strongly condemns the coordinated and long-lasting campaign of RCMP surveillance, harassment and intimidation of First Nations individuals and organizations in the 1970s, calling the actions a serious violation of rights and a continuation of colonial practices. The […]
Read more »NCAI and Assembly of First Nations Renew Declaration of Kinship and Cooperation at Reservation Economic Summit
LAS VEGAS (March 24, 2026) — The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today renewed their shared commitment to unity, cooperation, and mutual support through a Declaration of Kinship and Cooperation among the Indigenous Peoples and Nations of North America. The declaration was signed during the National Center […]
Read more »More than $654 million paid through First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Class Action Settlement
(March 10, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – One year after the first Claims Period opened for the First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement, more than 136,000 Claims have been submitted and $654 million paid to eligible Claimants. “The Compensation delivered over the past year represents meaningful progress and important […]
Read more »Assembly of First Nations National Chief Unveils First Nations Items Returned from Vatican Museum Archives
(March 10, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – At an event today marked by ceremony and celebration, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak participated in the uncrating of First Nations items that were recently returned from the Vatican Museums archive. “Our relatives are home,” said National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak. […]
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