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AFN Special Chiefs Assembly

The Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly took place in Ottawa, Ontario from December 4 to 6, 2018.

APTN News covered the event throughout the week. Watch the assembly archive and find news from the event below.

 

Day One | December 4

Some chiefs want ban on oil tankers in northern B.C. | Todd Lamirande

Senators on Parliament Hill were asked Tuesday to support legislation that would ban large oil tanker traffic off British Columbia’s north coast… Read more.

Day Two | December 5

Trudeau praises government’s work, but chiefs and youth at AFN assembly challenge progress | Justin Brake

Speaking to a delegation of First Nations chiefs at the annual Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, Trudeau cited recent announcements to co-develop child welfare legislation with Indigenous groups and to overhaul Canada’s historical land claims process… Read more.

Minister Jane Philpott was taken to task for not practising what she is preaching when it comes to compensating people let down by the system | Tom Fennario

Day Three | December 6

No apology from prime minister over ‘condescending and sexist’ remark | Justin Brake

The prime minister was roasted on social media for the way he answered a question Tuesday from Wilson at an Assembly of First Nations’ gathering of chiefs in Ottawa… Read more.

Ottawa announces interim settlement with Indian Day School survivors | Kathleen Martens

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced Thursday an “agreement-in-principle” had been reached with former Indian day school students… Read More.

UBCIC demanding apology from Trudeau for disrespecting chief

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs issued a letter Wednesday night demanding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologize for his treatment of its secretary treasurer, and Neskonlith Chief Judy Wilson… Read more.

First Nations chiefs boo Scheer for not saying how he’s different from Harper

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says First Nations chiefs will have to wait until his platform is released to see how he differs from former prime minister Stephen Harper… Read more.

‘A turning point’: New Indigenous child welfare legislation will save lives says Philpott | N2N

Last Friday’s announcement on proposed child welfare legislation for First Nation, Metis and Inuit was a long time coming for the Trudeau government and is expected to be a turning point that will be lifesaving says the Indigenous Services minister… Read more.