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AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Calls for Continued Support for B.C. Land Act Amendments
(February 29, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, expressed disappointment and concern, following the British Columbia (B.C.) government’s decision to pause the proposed amendments to the B.C. Land…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak calls for full implementation of National Encampments Response Plan recommendations
February 16, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak welcomed the release of the Federal Housing Advocate’s final report of her review of homelessness encampments as a human rights…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Historic Supreme Court of Canada Decision on An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
(February 9, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak welcomed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Urges Consultation with First Nations on Chalk River Radioactive Waste Facility
(January 29, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, is expressing concern following the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) recent approval of a landfill site for nuclear…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Statement on Education
(January 26, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Following this week’s United Nations International Day of Education, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued a statement regarding First Nations education and the upcoming federal…
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Acknowledges the Contributions of the Honourable David Lametti
(January 26, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak acknowledges the contributions made by Honourable David Lametti, Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun and former Minister of Justice and…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Congratulates Quebec’s 1st First Nation Lieutenant-Governor, Manon Jeannotte
January 17, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, extends her congratulations today to Manon Jeannotte on her appointment as the new Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. This appointment marks…
AFN National Chief Woodhouse Offers Condolences to James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon
(January 17, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, ON.) – As the public inquiry into the tragic events at James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby community of Weldon, Saskatchewan begin this week, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Meets with Governor General Mary Simon
(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse met with Her Excellency, the Right Honorable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, on January 10, 2024. The meeting was an opportunity for National Chief…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Congratulates Lily Gladstone on Historic Golden Globes Achievement
(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse offered her congratulations to actress Lily Gladstone for their Golden Globes award for Best Female Actor in a Drama in the film, “Killers of the…