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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 ...
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – 2025 Annual General Assembly Update
Summary: The AFN stands in solidarity with all First Nations impacted by the wildfire situation placing immense stress and ...
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Bulletin de l’Assemblée des Premières Nations (APN) – Mise à jour concernant l’Assemblée générale annuelle de 2025
L’APN est solidaire de toutes les Premières Nations touchées par les incendies de forêt qui causent un stress immense et entraînent des déplacements pour nos communautés autochtones. L’Assemblée ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Address Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Conference
National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak will be available for interviews following her address and upon request. To arrange an interview, please contact Cherish Francis, Press Secretary, Office of the ...
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CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS: 3rd and FINAL NOTICE – AFN Annual General Assembly – RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg, MB July 15-17, 2025
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) establish a ...
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La Cheffe nationale Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak prendra la parole à l’occasion de la conférence annuelle de la Fédération canadienne des municipalités
(Le 30 mai 2025 – Territoire algonquin non cédé, Ottawa) – La Cheffe nationale de l’Assemblée des Premières Nations (APN), Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, prononcera une allocution à l’occasion de la ...
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Joint Statement from the Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Southern Chiefs’ Organization, and ...
(May 30, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Southern Chiefs’ Organization, and ...