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• Assembly of First Nations to lay out budget priorities during general assembly

  Major projects legislation, closing the infrastructure gap, and budget expectations are expected to be discussed at this week's annual meeting of the Assembly of First Nations.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2025
  
• Manitoba Indigenous leaders call for catalogue, collaboration from HBC

  Manitoba Indigenous leaders say the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) has yet to provide them with a list of the historic artifacts they intend to auction off, despite their requests.

  Economy

  May 1, 2025
  
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• ‘It’s unacceptable to do that to anybody’: AFN Chief renews call for inquiry into landfill response

  The Assembly of First Nations is renewing calls for an inquiry into the deaths of four Indigenous women.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2025
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• Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down: Hajdu

  Chiefs rejected the 10-year reform deal at a gathering in Calgary last week.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2024
• AFN to discuss next steps after child welfare reform deal is defeated

  The defeated deal was struck between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations in July.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2024
• First Nations chiefs vote to reject landmark child welfare reform deal

  Chiefs are in Calgary this week for an Assembly of First Nations gathering where they're set to vote on the deal, but dozens of them have raised concerns about how it will work.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2024
• Chiefs gather to vote on landmark $47.8B child welfare reform agreement with Canada

  First Nations chiefs are gathering in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2024
• Manitoba chiefs call for PM to rescind Charles Adler’s appointment to Senate

  First Nations chiefs in Manitoba are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to rescind the appointment of veteran broadcaster Charles Adler to the Senate.

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2024
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• AFN, Ottawa finalize $47.8B deal on child-welfare reform

  Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak got cheers as she made the announcement on the floor of the annual general assembly in Montreal on Thursday.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2024
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• AFN’s draft child-welfare reform deal with Ottawa reportedly worth $47.8B

  The head of the Assembly of First Nations has informed chiefs that a draft deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms is worth $47.8 billion, a source who was in the room says.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024