News Bill on Métis Governance Sparks Concern From Assembly of First Nations

National chief slams federal clean water bill at AFN assembly

By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak slammed the federal government’s proposed legislation regarding clean drinking water for First Nations in her opening remarks at the AFN annual general assembly on July 14. Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty introduced the First Nations Clean Water Act, or Bill C-37, in the House of Commo…

News bill on Métis governance sparks concern from Assembly of First Nations

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Chiefs say government has had no communication with First Nations

NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and the chiefs of eight First Nations are slamming the provincial and federal governments.

Thursday, July 23, 2026 - First Nations in Canada wary of new bill addressing longstanding water issues » Native America Calling

More than 35 First Nations in Canada have active drinking water advisories, but a new federal bill aims to address the issue. Indigenous leaders are critical of the bill and argue that it limits federal liability and fails to protect clean water as a basic human right. Some Indigenous communities have been without clean water since the 1960s, leading First Nations leaders to demand legislative fixes to industrial pollution and longstanding negle…