Claims Process Now Open for First Nations Child and Family Services Class Action Settlement
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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Calls for Inquiry and Apology Following Revelations of Government Surveillance of First Nations
(March 26, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief strongly condemns the coordinated and long-lasting campaign of RCMP surveillance, harassment and intimidation of First Nations individuals and organizations in the 1970s,…
NCAI and Assembly of First Nations Renew Declaration of Kinship and Cooperation at Reservation Economic Summit
LAS VEGAS (March 24, 2026) — The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today renewed their shared commitment to unity, cooperation, and mutual support through a Declaration of Kinship and Cooperation among the…
More than $654 million paid through First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Class Action Settlement
(March 10, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – One year after the first Claims Period opened for the First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan's Principle Settlement, more than 136,000 Claims have been submitted and $654 million paid…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Unveils First Nations Items Returned from Vatican Museum Archives
(March 10, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – At an event today marked by ceremony and celebration, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak participated in the uncrating of First Nations items that were recently…
National Chief Statement on Federal Government’s Travel Advisory Urging First Nations to Carry Canadian Passport for Border Crossing into United States
(February 26, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement on the federal government’s recent updated Travel Advisory urging First Nations people to carry a Canadian passport in…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Responds to Impending Federal Budget Cuts Impacting First Nations
(February 20, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to impending federal budget cuts impacting First Nations, which the National Chief also addressed in a recent appearance before…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Extends Condolences to Communities of Kitigan Zibi and Tumbler Ridge
(February 11, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to shootings that occurred in Kitigan Zibi, Quebec and Tumbler Ridge, B.C. “The…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Statement on the 2026 Olympic Winter Games
(February 6, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement on the opening today of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games: “On behalf of the…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Expresses Sorrow and Solidarity with Tobique First Nation in the Wake of Fatal Shooting
(January 19, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief expressed her profound sorrow and solidarity with Tobique First Nation (Neqotkuk) and the family of Bronson Paul following the tragic shooting by…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Expresses Support for Plan Submitted to Human Rights Tribunal to Reform First Nations Child and Family Services
(December 22, 2025 – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak expressed support in principle for the plan submitted today by the National Children’s Chiefs Commission (NCCC) and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (Caring Society)…