Claims Process Now Open for First Nations Child and Family Services Class Action Settlement
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Annual General Assembly Call for Resolutions – New Deadline
RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Resolutions should be national in scope and can: (1) define a mandate for the AFN; (2) relate to internal matters regarding…
Statement from the National Chief on the Senate’s Approval of Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act
(June 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement today in response to the Senate’s approval of Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act: “We lift up the Senators and Members…
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on UNDA Implementation
(June 21, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – On National Indigenous Peoples Day and the fourth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) becoming law, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and…
2025 National Forum on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA)
Summary: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) 2025 National Forum on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) was held on February 4–5, 2025, on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh…
National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act
Summary: On June 16, 2025, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held a National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act.…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Testifies to House Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on Bill C-5
(June 17, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) –National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will testify today to the House Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act. National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak will bring…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Testifies to Senate Committee of the Whole on Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act
(June 16, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) –National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will testify today to the Senate Committee of the Whole on Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, to bring forward First Nations concerns over the Building…
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) Bulletin – 2025 Annual General Assembly Postponed to September 3–5, 2025
Summary: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has postponed the 2025 Annual General Assembly (AGA) due to ongoing wildfire emergencies impacting First Nations across the country. The AGA will now take place from September 3 to 5, 2025, at the…
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.…