AFN national chief election set for Winnipeg in December
The election for a new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations will take place in Winnipeg this coming December.
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Pivotal AFN meeting opens in Halifax
Chiefs from across the country have gathered in Halifax for the annual meeting of the Assembly of First Nations for talks that will focus on education, natural resource development, and residential schools.
Chiefs set to talk education during Halifax AFN meeting
Hundreds of Aboriginal leaders will meet in Halifax this week.
Chiefs set to vote on dissolving Confederacy of Nations during AFN meeting in Halifax
The Confederacy of Nations is supposed to serve as a kind of watchdog within the AFN.
Tribal Chair says BC First Nations should strike own education deal with Ottawa
The chair of a British Columbia tribal council says it may be time for the region to strike its own First Nation education deal with Ottawa.
Chiefs plot next steps following education bill rejection
APTN National News A day after the special assembly rejected the federal government’s education bill,…
Grassroots still unhappy with inner workings of AFN meetings
While chiefs meet to decide the fate of the education bill and the next national chief, people at the grassroots level say they are on the outside looking in.
Kinew to respect chiefs’ ‘process’ before final decision on AFN national chief run
Wab Kinew says he’s contemplating a run for the role of national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Valcourt attacks Confederacy of Nations, calls chiefs ‘rogue’ and threats to national security
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt moved aggressively to undermine the Confederacy of Nations Thursday, labeling the chiefs behind the organization as rogues who are “threatening” national security.
