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…
Letter from the CEO – 60 Days Notice for Charter Amendment Resolution
May 16, 2025 Letter to All First Nations: In accordance with Article 28 of the Charter, you are provided with a written 60 days’ notice regarding a proposed amendment to the Charter that will be presented during the AFN Annual…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Attend Inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV with Prime Minister Mark Carney
(May 16, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass in Rome this weekend as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s delegation. The mass…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) – Bulletin 30th Canadian Ministry
Summary: The swearing-in of the 30th Canadian Ministry (Cabinet) took place on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Rideau Hall on unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa, Ontario. The Cabinet includes 28 Ministers, supported by 10 Secretaries of State. 24 members are…
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…
Bulletin Assembly of First Nations (AFN) – Calls for Review of Natural Resource Transfer Agreements (NRTA) in Letter to Prime Minister Carney
Summary: The Natural Resource Transfer Agreements (NRTA) was negotiated between Canada and the three prairie provinces to give the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta control over Crown land and resources. This purported transfer occurred without the free, prior, and…
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…