AFN national chief race shaping up
Nominations for candidates seeking to run for national chief of the Assembly of First Nation are now open.
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Iranian President Ahmadinejad's top aide rebukes Canada in letter to AFN candidate Nelson
A senior aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rebuked Canada for its treatment of Aboriginal people in a letter to former Ojibway chief Terrance Nelson who is running for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations.
Federal Court: Human Rights Tribunal "not fair" in dismissing First Nations child discrimination complaint against Ottawa
The Federal Court issued a stinging rebuke to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Wednesday in a ruling overturning a decision to dismiss a discrimination complaint against the federal Aboriginal Affairs department over its funding to First Nations child and welfare services.
First Nations deserve revenues from resources: Atleo
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo has been talking about holding a meeting with the Crown for quite some time.
Govt, AFN action plan does little for Kasabonika Lake's crumbling infrastructure
While that the action plan Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo and the Harper government could take years to produce any results, infrastructure in northern Ontario communities continues to crumble.
Govt, AFN action plan does little for Kasabonika Lake’s crumbling infrastructure
While that the action plan Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo and the Harper government could take years to produce any results, infrastructure in northern Ontario communities continues to crumble.
UN Indigenous peoples rapporteur expresses “deep concern” over Attawapiskat housing crisis
The UN official tasked with monitoring the situation of Indigenous peoples around the world has contacted the Canadian government to express “deep concern” over the housing crisis in Attawapiskat, a northern Ontario First Nations community on the shore of James Bay.
AFN response to opposition of hobbled blue-ribbon education panel “very disturbing”
The Assembly of First Nations’ response to the wide-spread opposition to a blue-ribbon education panel created by the organization and the federal government is “quite disturbing,” says a Quebec chief who has been a key player on the education file.
Atleo’s leadership questioned as chiefs reject education panel
First Nations chiefs in three provinces have struck a crippling blow against a blue-ribbon panel created by the Assembly of First Nations and Ottawa to study on-reserve education and create a template for new legislation.