Assembly of First Nations: Representing First Nation citizens in …
Advocating for the rights and quality of life of First Nations people in Canada.. AFN advocates for First Nations in Canada, facilitating regional discussions and dialogue, advocacy efforts and campaigns, legal and policy analysis, and building relationships between First Nations, governments, businesses and the general public.
All News - Assembly of First Nations
2 days ago · (November 4, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today following the passing of Justice (Calvin) Murray Sinclair, who …
News - Assembly of First Nations
Oct 24, 2024 · TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE: September 27, 2024 – 1st notice RESOLUTION DEADLINE: Friday, October 25, 2024 RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of…
About Us - Assembly of First Nations
The AFN was created out of a desire among First Nations leadership for a strong and effective collective advocacy organization. From this, values such as respect for human rights, diversity, justice, and the sovereignty of each rights-holding First Nation guide the work of the organization.
11.1. Transforming First Nations Education - Assembly of First …
Transforming First Nations Education. First Nations have the inherent and Treaty right not only to access education but to assert jurisdiction over education. The right to education appears in several international declarations related to the rights of Indigenous peoples, including the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of …
Children & Families - Assembly of First Nations
Nov 12, 2024 · An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. In 2019, Bill C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (the Act) received Royal Assent, and came into force on January 1, 2020. The Act affirms the rights of First Nations and Indigenous Governing Bodies to enact their own child and family services laws, recognizing the ...
Our Leadership - Assembly of First Nations
Our Work We work to advise, guide and support the Assembly's advocacy initiatives to improve the lives of all First Nations in Canada.. Supporting activities across the Assembly of First Nations, the AFN’s Executive Committee consists of the National Chief, Regional Chiefs and the Chairperson of the Knowledge Keepers Council.
Press Release - Assembly of First Nations
Nov 19, 2024 · (October 30, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement welcoming the release of the Final Report and the Indigenous-Led Reparations Framework for Missing and…
45th Annual General Assembly - Assembly of First Nations
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly (AGA) will be held in-person only on July 9–11, 2024 at the Palais des Congrès, on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, in Montreal, Quebec (QC). Dialogue sessions will be conducted on July 8, 2024. The theme of the 2024 AFN AGA is “Strengthening Our
Assembly of First Nations Bulletin – Update on First Nations Child …
SUMMARY: The AFN appeared before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) on September 15 and 16, 2022, to seek the CHRT’s endorsement of the $20-billion Final Settlement Agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by discriminatory underfunding of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and for the federal government's narrow application