Claims Process Now Open for First Nations Child and Family Services Class Action Settlement
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National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act
Summary: On June 16, 2025, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held a National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act.…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Testifies to House Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on Bill C-5
(June 17, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) –National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will testify today to the House Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act. National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak will bring…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Testifies to Senate Committee of the Whole on Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act
(June 16, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) –National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will testify today to the Senate Committee of the Whole on Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, to bring forward First Nations concerns over the Building…
Statement from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on G7 Summit
(June 15, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today as the G7 Summit begins in Kananaskis, Alberta: “On behalf of the AFN, I must recognize,…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – 2025 Annual General Assembly Postponed to September 3–5, 2025
Summary: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has postponed the 2025 Annual General Assembly (AGA) due to ongoing wildfire emergencies impacting First Nations across the country. The AGA will now take place from September 3 to 5, 2025, at the…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and AFN 2SLGBTQQIA+ Council Celebrates Pride Month
(June 11, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement to recognize the beginning of Pride Month, an important time to honour and support Two Spirit and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in our communities.…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Releases National First Nations Justice Strategy
(June 11, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) released its National First Nations Justice Strategy (FNJS), a landmark document resulting from nearly five years of consultation with First Nations and co-development with…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin on the National First Nations Justice Strategy
Summary: On June 11, 2025, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) released its National First Nations Justice Strategy, a companion document to the Indigenous Justice Strategy released by the Government of Canada on March 10, 2025. This document provides 25…
Media Advisory – AFN Releases National First Nations Justice Strategy
(June 10, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will formally release its National First Nations Justice Strategy on June 11, 2025, during a press conference featuring National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Regional Chief…
Statement from National Chief Regarding Building Canada Act: Enormous Responsibility Rests on MPs and Senators to Uphold the Honour of the Crown
(June 10, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement today on the tabling of Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act. “The AFN will hold a virtual…