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Statement from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on the Identification of Morgan Harris
(March 8, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak shared her heartfelt condolences following the identification and recovery of remains of Morgan Harris from the Prairie Green Landfill in…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Honours International Women’s Day
(March 8, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, on International Women’s Day, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak acknowledges and honours the strength, leadership, and contributions of First Nations women and girls. “First Nations women have always carried our…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Demands Action on U.S. Tariffs Impacting First Nations
(March 6, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today demanding action on U.S. Tariffs impacting First Nations: “As National Chief, I stand with First Nations across Turtle Island in strongly…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – AFN Executive Committee Adopts Resolutions from the December 2024 Special Chiefs Assembly
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. Resolutions that were not brought to the floor for debate…
National Chief Encourages Canadians to Support First Nations Tourism; Calls on Governments to Include First Nations in “Buy Canada” Strategies
(February 28, 2025 – Montreal, Quebec) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is encouraging Canadians to keep their tourism dollars in Canada by choosing First Nations destinations instead of travelling to the United States. Speaking at the International Indigenous Tourism…
Assembly of First Nations Congratulates Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario on Ratifying Final Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services Program in Ontario
(February 26, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today after Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation ratified a Final Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services Program…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Newly Elected AFNQL Regional Chief, Francis Verreault Paul
(February 26, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement on the election of the new Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) Regional Chief Francis Verreault Paul and the departure of outgoing…
National Chief Addresses 2025 International Indigenous Tourism Conference, Calls to Redirect U.S. Tourism Dollars to First Nations Destinations
(February 26, 2025 – Montreal, QC) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will be on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg peoples in Montreal, Quebec (QC), to deliver a keynote…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Condemns Racist RCMP Officers in Wet’suwet’en Court Ruling, Stands with Land Defenders
(February 20, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and British Columbia (BC) Regional Chief Terry Teegee issued the following statement in response to the BC Supreme Court’s ruling in the Wet’suwet’en land defenders case,…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Welcomes Chiix̲uujin/Chaaw K̲aawgaa “Big Tide (Low Water)” Agreement
(February 19, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Regional Chief Terry Teegee issued the following statement welcoming the Chiix̲uujin/Chaaw K̲aawgaa “Big Tide (Low Water)” Agreement between the Haida Nation and the Government of Canada. This agreement…