Resistance mounts at AFN forum in Edmonton as Canada continues with planned policy overhaul
If the Canadian government wants to review and change key policies impacting First Nations rights,…
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First Nation supports B.C.’s plan to require pipeline operators to hold permits
A coastal British Columbia First Nation that experienced a spill of thousands of litres…
Ghislain Picard wins another term as head of Assembly of First Nations Quebec and Labrador
Ghislain Picard, 63, will have another four years to lobby on behalf of communities in…
New on-reserve education policy good step forward but work far from over says former chief
Everyone can agree that moving away from program-based funding for on-reserve education is a good…
AFN intervened in Wet’suwet’en and RCMP conflict amid negotiations
Hereditary Wet’suwet’en leaders turned to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) last week amid an…
UN demands Canada act on ‘forced sterilization’, Mohawk rights
“The committee expressed serious concerns about continued violence against Indigenous women.”
UBCIC demanding apology from Trudeau for disrespecting chief
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs issued a letter Wednesday night demanding that Prime Minister…
‘Our community mourns’: AFN Elder Elmer Courchene passes away
Long-time Assembly of First Nations Elder Elmer Courchene has died. Courchene, 82, from the Sagkeeng…
Trudeau praises government’s work, but chiefs and youth at AFN assembly challenge progress
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised his government’s work on Indigenous issues Tuesday in Ottawa. Speaking…
