National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Engage U.S. Native American Organizations on Tariffs, Treaty Rights, and Border Mobility
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Claims Process Now Open for First Nations Child and Family Services Class Action Settlement
Summary: On April 19, 2023, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Moushoom and Trout Class Action plaintiffs reached a final settlement agreement, totalling more than $23.34 billion. This agreement intends to compensate those harmed by discriminatory underfunding of the…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – AFN Executive Committee Adopts Resolutions from the December 2024 Special Chiefs Assembly
Summary: From December 3-5, 2024, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held a Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) on the traditional unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation, in Ottawa, Ontario. Resolutions that were not brought to the floor for debate…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Unfinished Promises: Inadequate Federal Resources Hindering First Nations Education Progress
Summary: On January 17, 2025, the AFN released its K-12 First Nations Education Transformation Costing Analysis Report. The K-12 First Nations Education Transformation Costing Analysis Report highlights the limited progress in finalizing REAs and the need for greater collaboration between…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Claims Process Launch for First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement
Summary: The Federal Court has approved a launch date for the first claims period to begin for those affected by discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and narrow application of Jordan’s Principle class action settlement. This…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Update on Canada’s Mandate on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services
Summary: Canada has informed the AFN that Canada’s mandate does not permit further national-level negotiations of the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) long-term reform. Canada intends to proceed with negotiations with Chiefs of Ontario (COO) and Nishnawbe Aski…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – AFN calls for Urgent and Transformative Climate Action Led by Indigenous Peoples following COP29: UN Climate Change Conference 2024
Summary: The AFN sent a delegation to the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11-22, 2024. COP 29 was an opportunity to advance the leadership…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin Resolutions from Special Chiefs Assembly, December 3-5, 2024
Summary: From December 3-5, 2024, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held a Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) on the traditional unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation, in Ottawa, Ontario. Thousands of Chiefs, Proxies, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, youth, women, 2SLGBTQQIA+…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Claims Process Launch for First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement
Summary: On December 12, 2024, the Federal Court approved a launch date for the first claims period for those affected by discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and narrow application of Jordan’s Principle class action settlement.…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Final Report on 2024 Dialogue Sessions and Recommendations to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
SUMMARY: From April to June 2024, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held dialogue sessions on the transportation and storage of used nuclear fuel. The sessions were hosted in Fredericton, Toronto, Thunder Bay, and Vancouver, with an additional virtual meeting…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Electronic Voting at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly on December 3-5, 2024
Summary: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) will be held December 3-5, 2024, at the Rogers Centre (formally Shaw Centre) on the traditional unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation, in Ottawa, Ontario. This SCA will…