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National Chief Demands Action for Missing First Nations Children and Grave Sites
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde released the below statement to mark the first day of Indigenous Peoples History month and in advance of the June 2 anniversary of the release of the Truth and…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – April 26, 2021
AFN AGA & National Chief Election 2021 SUMMARY: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Election of National Chief is being hosted in Toronto and will take place virtually July 6-8, 2021. The All Candidate Forum…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – April 22, 2021
AFN National Climate Strategy & Survey AFN National Climate Gathering and Strategy For decades, First Nations Elders and Knowledge Keepers have been telling us that Mother Earth is in a crisis. First Nations are often the first to see…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – April 20, 2021
Federal Budget 2021 SUMMARY: The federal budget was tabled in the House of Commons on April 19, 2021 Budget 2021 commits a total of $18 billion for Indigenous peoples – the largest ever investment for First Nations Cumulative budget investments…
National Chief Welcomes Federal Investments in Budget 2021
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the 2021 federal budget tabled today in Ottawa includes the largest investment ever for First Nations and builds on the momentum achieved through unprecedented investments since 2015. “In…
National Chief Bulletin: Update on Federal Bill to advance implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
SUMMARY: Since my last Bulletin, Minister of Justice David Lametti tabled Bill C-15, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act on December 3rd, 2020. This proposed legislation is the culmination of generations of advocacy by First Nations…
National Chief Bulletin – Update on federal engagement for a Bill to advance implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
SUMMARY In early October, the federal Department of Justice (DoJ) initiated an engagement process respecting a proposed federal Bill to advance implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration). The focus of federal engagement…
AFN Calls for Renewal of Residential School Survivors’ Mental Health Support Program, Set to Expire End of March 2021
(Ottawa, ON) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations released the Indian Residential School (IRS) Resolution Health Support Program Continuation Report. The report calls for the renewal of the IRS Resolution Health Support Program, due to expire on March 31,…
BULLETIN FROM THE NATIONAL CHIEF – Regarding the Protocol on the Indigenous Child and Family Services Act
SUMMARY: On July 7, 2020, National Chief Bellegarde signed a Protocol with Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller, which confirms a First Nations distinctions-based approach to implementing An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. The…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BULLETIN – AFN COVID-19 (C-19) National Task Force
SUMMARY: The AFN Executive Committee established the AFN COVID-19 (C-19) National Task Force to support the AFN Executive Committee by drawing on experts in the health, emergency management, communications and legal/policing sectors and other areas as required. The AFN C-19…
