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National Chief Calls for Federal Review of Natural Resources Transfer Agreement in Response to Alberta Referendum Proposal
(May 12, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on the federal government to initiate a constitutional review of the 1930 Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (NRTA) in response…
Call for Resolutions – 1st Notice: AFN Annual General Assembly on July 15-17, 2025
TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE: May 9, 2025 – 1st notice RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Resolutions should…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Congratulates Incoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost
(May 8, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement today on the election of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American Pope in history. “On behalf of the Assembly…
National Chief Calls on New Government to Accelerate First Nation-Led Procurement Authority
(May 7, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak called on the new federal government to accelerate the creation of a First Nations-led Procurement Authority during an opening address…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Speaks to National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
(May 6 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will deliver keynote remarks to the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association as part of its Ignite Indigenous Prosperity summit. The National…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Marks National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples, Demanding Action on MMIWG Calls For Justice
(May 5, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Prince Edward Island (PEI) Regional Chief Wendell LaBobe issued the following statement in recognition of the National Day of…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak to Join Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Special Chiefs Assembly
(April 30, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will provide remarks on the results of the federal election during a Thursday morning address to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs’…
Statement from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on the 2025 Federal Election
(April 29, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement in response to 2025 federal election results: “We would like to congratulate Prime Minister Mark Carney, his…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Releases Statement of Condolences Following Lapu Lapu Attack
(April 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the attack that took place at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver. “On behalf of the Assembly of…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak to Join Canadian Delegation for the Pope Francis Funeral Services
(April 24, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak will join the Canadian delegation, led by Governor General Mary Simon, to attend the funeral service of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, April…