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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case

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Over 40,000 Claims Received to Distribute $23 Billion Federal Discrimination Settlement

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak announced today that over 40,000 applications have been received by the Administrator (Deloitte Canada) in the five months since the first two Claims Processes launched for First Nations seeking compensation as a result of discrimination they experienced in Canada’s First Nations Child and Family Services Program.See the Story

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AFN National Chief Visiting BC Communities - Assembly of First Nations

(August 6, 2025 – Vancouver, BC) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will be meeting with Chiefs in British Columbia Thursday and Friday. Discussions will focus on First Nation priorities for the fall federal budget, closing the First Nations Infrastructure gap and legislation expected during the upcoming Parliamentary session. During her visit, the National Chief Read Article

National Chief Rejects Unilateralism, Imperialism; Says Major Projects Can’t Happen without First Nations

“Attending the COF meeting was an important opportunity to speak to Premiers directly about the role of First Nations in decision-making on major projects,” said National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak. “Major project development cannot happen without us. Many Chiefs are deeply concerned about legislation that has tried to shove First Nations people aside. Collaborative decision-making is essential, and that includes legislation and decision-making on …Politics · Canada See the Story

Chiefs of Ontario say Ottawa acting unfairly in major projects meeting Thursday

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AFN Releases Official Statement on One Canadian Economy Act

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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has released an official statement after the One Canadian Economy Act was enacted into law last month.Penticton · Penticton See the Story

Annual General Assembly Call for Resolutions – New Deadline - Assembly of First Nations

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 the operation of the AFN; or (3) support a particular issue, event, or situation. PleaseCanada · Canada Read Article

Canadian Senate approves law to fast track major resource projects

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The Canadian Senate on Thursday formally approved a draft law that would fast track major resource and infrastructure projects such as crude oil pipelines and mines.Mark Carney · Canada See the Story

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on UNDA Implementation - Assembly of First Nations

(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 the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) released its Summary Report from the National Forum onCanada · Canada Read Article

2025 National Forum on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) - Assembly of First Nations

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 (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The forum brought together First Nations leaders, Elders, legal experts,Canada · Canada Read Article

First Nations Warn Against Fast-Tracking of Carney Government’s ‘Nation-Building’ Bill

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A demonstration on Parliament Hill led by the Chiefs of Ontario gathered to voice their opposition to a bill now barrelling its way through the House of Commons.Pierre Poilievre · Kenora See the Story

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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case

Over 40,000 Claims Received to Distribute $23 Billion Federal Discrimination Settlement

AFN National Chief Visiting BC Communities - Assembly of First Nations

National Chief Rejects Unilateralism, Imperialism; Says Major Projects Can’t Happen without First Nations

Chiefs of Ontario say Ottawa acting unfairly in major projects meeting Thursday

AFN Releases Official Statement on One Canadian Economy Act

Annual General Assembly Call for Resolutions – New Deadline - Assembly of First Nations

Canadian Senate approves law to fast track major resource projects

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on UNDA Implementation - Assembly of First Nations

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