Claims Process Now Open for First Nations Child and Family Services Class Action Settlement
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Calls for Economic Reconciliation and Closing the Infrastructure Gap at Council of the Federation Meeting
(July 22, 2025 – Huntsville, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today after participating in the Council of the Federation (COF) meeting, which brought together Canada’s premiers to discuss shared priorities, including infrastructure and economic…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Hosts National Virtual Forum on the Amended Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy
(July 9, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations will host a National Virtual Forum to bring together First Nations leaders for continued dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5, An Act to enact…
Statement from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on G7 Summit
(June 15, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today as the G7 Summit begins in Kananaskis, Alberta: “On behalf of the AFN, I must recognize,…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and AFN 2SLGBTQQIA+ Council Celebrates Pride Month
(June 11, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement to recognize the beginning of Pride Month, an important time to honour and support Two Spirit and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in our communities.…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Releases National First Nations Justice Strategy
(June 11, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) released its National First Nations Justice Strategy (FNJS), a landmark document resulting from nearly five years of consultation with First Nations and co-development with…
Statement from National Chief Regarding Building Canada Act: Enormous Responsibility Rests on MPs and Senators to Uphold the Honour of the Crown
(June 10, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement today on the tabling of Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act. “The AFN will hold a virtual…
Statement from National Chief: Meeting with the Prime Minister and Planning for a Chiefs Forum
(June 6, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made a statement following her meeting yesterday with Prime Minister Mark Carney in which they touched on Canada’s plan to introduce…
Statement by National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on Recent Remarks by Minister of Justice Sean Fraser on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(June 4, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak responded today to controversial remarks by Minister of Justice Sean Fraser made yesterday, in which the Minister rejected the notion that Indigenous peoples hold any “veto”…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Releases 2025 Progress Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Calls for Justice, Highlighting Human Trafficking Crisis
(June 3, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – On the sixth anniversary of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has released its 2025…
AFN Responds to Federal Request for Feedback on Outline of National Interest Projects Legislation and Calls for Action on First Nations Infrastructure Gap
(June 2, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has responded to a request from the federal government to comment on an outline of federal legislation regarding national interest projects. The AFN released its…