Claims Process Now Open for First Nations Child and Family Services Class Action Settlement
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – First Nations-First Ministers’ Meeting (FNFMM) on October 26, 2026
Summary: In Summer 2025, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak met with Premiers to discuss the importance of a First Nations-specific First Ministers Meeting. Through strong advocacy, the National Chief secured a commitment from the Premiers to request Prime Minister Mark…
AFN Annual General Assembly
Summary: From July 14-16, 2026, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held its 47th Annual General Assembly (AGA) on the traditional unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation, in Ottawa, Ontario. The 2026 AFN Annual General Assembly welcomed over 2,500…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin On-Time Resolutions and Electronic Voting at the AFN Annual General Assembly
Summary: The On-Time Resolutions package is now ready for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly (AGA) taking place July 14-16, 2026, at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The package includes 53 on-time Resolutions and one Emergency…
Bill C-37, The First Nations Clean Water Act
Summary: On June 16, 2026, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada Mandy-Gull Masty tabled Bill C-37, The First Nations Clean Water Act, which would legislate provisions to ensure clean drinking water for First Nations. Much of the proposed legislation is similar…
Spring Economic Update 2026
On April 28, 2026, Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne delivered the Spring Economic Update, titled Canada Strong for All. The Spring Economic Update was positioned by the federal government as providing a path to Canada Strong for…
BC Premier’s Move to Undermine First Nations Rights is Shameful – AFN National Chief Will Raise Concerns This Week at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
(April 20, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak expressed support and absolute solidarity with First Nations in British Columbia as they oppose decisions by the provincial Crown to suspend (or amend) key articles…
AFN calls for Urgent and Transformative Climate Action Led by Indigenous Peoples following COP30: UN Climate Change Conference 2025
Summary: The AFN sent a delegation to the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP 30) for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, from November 10-21, 2025. COP 30 was an opportunity to advance the leadership…
Federal Budget 2025
Summary: On November 4, 2025, Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne delivered Budget 2025, titled “Canada Strong.” Budget 2025 commits $141.4 billion in new spending over the next five years. Unlike previous years, this Budget has no Indigenous…
National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on Implementing the UN Declaration Act Following Release of Federal Report
(August 25, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice Canada’s release of its Fourth annual progress report on implementation of the United Nations…
Annual General Assembly Call for Resolutions – New Deadline
RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Resolutions should be national in scope and can: (1) define a mandate for the AFN; (2) relate to internal matters regarding…