Former Ojibway chief Terry Nelson heading to Iran in October
Former Ojibway chief Terry Nelson is expected to lead a small delegation on a visit to Iran in October, APTN National News has learned.
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AFN planning October education meeting
The Assembly of First Nations is planning to hold a special, self-funded chiefs’ gathering on education in October in the Ottawa region.
Aboriginal leaders meeting with premiers
First Nation, Inuit and Metis leaders are in Nova Scotia Wednesday to meet with Canada’s 13 premiers.
AFN election process fails to reflect First Nations population levels, says Dene lawyer
Shawn Atleo’s re-election last week as chief of the Assembly of First Nations is causing debate in the Northwest Territories.
Chiefs to vote third time after Atleo misses threshold and Palmater supporters dig in
Shawn Atleo missed the magic 60 per cent mark for re-election by three votes on the second ballot, sending chiefs to the polls of a third time Wednesday in the election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
"Famous" Chief weighs in on AFN leadership race
APTN National News All day we’ve been asking ordinary people their opinions about the AFN…
AFN Election: By the numbers
By Tim Fontaine APTN National News TORONTO–Hundreds of chiefs and potentially thousands of people are…
Defence Minister MacKay's Iranian-born wife "pleaded" with AFN candidate Nelson to cut Iranian ties
A prominent Iranian-Canadian human rights activist and wife of Defence Minister Peter MacKay says she “pleaded” with Terry Nelson, a former Manitoba chief running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, to end his dealings with Iran and cancel a planned trip to the country’s capital.
Social media revolutionizing AFN campaign
Many of the AFN candidates are relying on new and innovative tools to reach supporters.