Assembly Of First Nations

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• AFN head meets with Manitoba’s lieutenant-governor to seek independent inquiry into killings

  The meeting came days after the AFN passed a resolution seeking an inquiry to assess the police investigation and provincial response to the killings. 

  Canada

  Jul 18
• 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
• Poilievre faces backlash at AFN general assembly, slams ‘paternalistic’ system

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was confronted by some First Nations chiefs about his priorities on Indigenous issues.

  Canada

  Jul 11
• AFN calls for independent inquiry into killings of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg

  Countrywide protests were held over the case, demanding that a landfill be searched for the remains of two of the victims — an effort set to begin this fall.

  Crime

  Jul 10
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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
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• AFN forensic audit won’t happen after chiefs pass emergency resolution

  Former national chief RoseAnne Archibald called for a forensic audit of the organization in 2022 over allegations of financial impropriety.

  Canada

  Jul 9