Month: June 2026

(June 8, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak attended the swearing-in ceremony today for Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, who now becomes the 31st Governor General of Canada. “On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, I extend my sincere congratulations to Her Excellency, the Right Honourable […]

(June 5, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak today marked Blue Jean Jacket Day, held every year to honour and remember missing and murdered Indigenous men, boys, and Two-Spirit people, calling for urgent action to address the crisis and root causes. “Today, First Nations and allies across the […]

(June 5, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak today denounced the move by the Senate of Canada to reject an amendment to Bill C-9, often referred to as the Hate Crimes Bill, that would have included Indian Residential School denialism as an offense. “The move by the Senate […]

(June 4, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak today issued the following statement in recognition of the 300th anniversary of the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1726, a foundational agreement between Mi’kmaw, Wəlastəkokewiyik, and Peskətəmohkatewey leadership and the British Crown. The Treaty, ratified on June 4, 1726, was the […]

(June 2, 2026 – London, England) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak met today with His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace as part of a delegation of Chiefs and Regional Chiefs who were accompanied by Elders and Knowledge Keepers. Today’s meeting continues a long history of international diplomatic and Treaty relations between First […]