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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…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Resolutions from Special Chiefs Assembly, October 16-18, 2024
60/2024 – Addressing Long-Term Reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and Jordan's Principle 61/2024 – Meaningful Consultation on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services 62/2024 – Support for the family of Mr. Jon…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Amendments to Draft Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services
Summary: On July 11, 2024, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), along with Chiefs of Ontario (COO), Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the Government of Canada announced a $47.8 billion Draft Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Federal Budget 2024, Fairness for Every Generation
The Assembly of First Nations issues regular updates on work underway at the national office. More information can be found at www.afn.ca. Summary: On April 16, 2024, the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, delivered Budget 2024,…
CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS: 1st NOTICE – AFN Annual General Assembly – Palais des Congrès, Montréal, Québec – July 9-11, 2024
TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE: May 3, 2024 – 1st notice RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Resolutions should…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to Hold Press Conference on Federal Budget 2024
(April 16, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will hold a press conference to respond to 2024 Federal Budget on April 17, 2024. Speakers will include AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and AFN…
AFN BULLETIN – February 12, 2024 – Supreme Court of Canada Ruling on an Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth, and families
Supreme Court of Canada Ruling The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision on February 9, 2024, regarding the constitutionality of An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth, and Families (the “Act”). The SCC held that…