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Assembly of First Nations Bulletin – Update on First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Compensation
SUMMARY: The AFN appeared before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) on September 15 and 16, 2022, to seek the CHRT’s endorsement of the $20-billion Final Settlement Agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by discriminatory underfunding of…
National Indigenous Organization Leaders at the State Funeral of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
(London, UK) – Leaders from Canada’s three national Indigenous organizations are attending the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II tomorrow as part of the Canadian delegation. Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – Federal Budget 2022
SUMMARY: The federal budget was tabled in the House of Commons on April 7, 2022. The Budget 2022 commits a total of $11 billion over 6 years for Indigenous priorities, an average of $1.8 billion per year. The $11 billion…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – Update on Immediate Measures on Long-Term Reform to the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and Jordan’s Principle
SUMMARY: The Assembly of First Nations is leading advocacy efforts for reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) Program and the full implementation of Jordan’s Principle through the ongoing negotiations towards a Final Settlement Agreement on long-term…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – Update on Compensation for Discriminatory Practices under the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and Denial of Jordan’s Principle
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Government of Canada and other parties signed an Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) on December 31, 2021, in which the federal government committed to compensation for First Nations impacted by the federal government’s discriminatory funding practices…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – Quebec Court of Appeal decision on An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
SUMMARY: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families—formerly known as Bill C-92, now “the Act” for short—received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019. The Act came into effect on January 1, 2020 and recognized First…
Assembly of First Nations Delegation Looking Forward to Meeting with Pope Francis in Rome
(Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is finalizing details for a meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City as part of broad efforts to seek justice for genocide in Catholic-run residential institutions, including to seek an apology…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – Housing Priorities – National First Nations Housing and Related Infrastructure Strategy
SUMMARY: Significant investments are required urgently to address the backlog of housing in First Nations and to ensure First Nations can effectively assume care and control of housing governance, management and delivery. The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is encouraging…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – School Space Accommodation Standards improved through consultation with First Nations
SUMMARY: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) co-developed a series of improvements to the government’s School Space Accommodation Standards (SSAS), a document that regulates education infrastructure and space in First Nations communities. In practice, these…
AFN Bulletin: Agreements-in-Principle on Compensation and Long-Term Reform related to Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle
SUMMARY: On December 31, 2021, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Government of Canada and other parties signed two Agreements-in-Principle (AIPs) outlining a framework toward reaching a global settlement to end discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family…