Claims Process Now Open for First Nations Child and Family Services Class Action Settlement
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CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS: 2nd NOTICE – AFN Annual General Assembly RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg, MB July 15-17, 2025
TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE: May 23, 2025 – 2nd 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 Welcomes Prime Minister Carney’s New Cabinet
(May 13, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement in response to the swearing-in of Canada’s 30th Cabinet: “On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, we extend our congratulations…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Marks Earth Day
(April 22, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement to mark Earth Day. This year’s theme, Our Power, Our Planet, calls on the world to unite behind renewable energy…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Attends United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
(April 21, 2025 – New York, New York, U.S.) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will participate in the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) where she will speak to the impacts of trade…
Media Advisory – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Attends 24th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
(April 21, 2025 – New York, New York, U.S.) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will attend the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York from April 21 to April 22, 2025.…