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Assembly of First Nations Hosts Virtual Forum with Mark Carney, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
(April 23, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will host a series of virtual forums with federal party leaders ahead of the 45th General Election on April 28, 2025. These forums will provide…
ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS MEDIA ADVISORY – Assembly of First Nations Hosts Virtual Forum with Elizabeth May, Co-Leader of the Green Party of Canada
(April 11, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will host a series of virtual forums with federal party leaders ahead of the 45th General Election on April 28, 2025. These forums will offer…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Attends 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
(March 10, 2025 – Montreal, QC) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will attend the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW69) in New York City from March 10–14, 2025. UNCSW69 will bring together…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Parliamentary Wrap-Up – September 2023 – June 2024
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is sharing the Parliamentary Wrap-Up Report, highlighting its parliamentary advocacy over the past year. In addition to parliamentary written submissions and committee appearances by representatives of the AFN, the AFN developed reports including the National Climate…
CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS: 1st NOTICE AFN SPECIAL CHIEFS ASSEMBLY Ottawa, ON December 3-5, 2024
TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE: September 27, 2024 – 1st notice RESOLUTION DEADLINE: Friday, October 25, 2024 RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of…
Correspondence from the National Chief to All Chiefs
Dear Chief, I hope you are all well and having a good summer. Further to previous notices, I am pleased to provide an update on planning for this fall’s Special Assembly on Long-Term Reform of the First Nations Child and…
Correspondence from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to All Chiefs – Rescheduling of the Special Chiefs Assembly
Dear Chief, I hope you are all well and having a good summer. Further to previous notices, we are pleased to provide an update on planning for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly on Long-Term Reform of…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Hold Media Availability on Draft Agreement on Long-Term Reform to First Nations Child and Family Services
(August 19, 2024 – Winnipeg, MB) — Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold media availability to discuss details of the recently negotiated draft settlement agreement of $47.8 billion from Canada to fund long-term reform…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Meets with The Honourable Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
(July 17, 2024 – Winnipeg, Manitoba) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will meet with The Honourable Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, on July 17, 2024, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The National Chief will discuss…
Media Advisory – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Hold Press Conference on Anniversary of the Release of the Final Report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
(June 3, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference to call for concrete action and justice for First Nations women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals…