Chiefs support extension for MMIWG inquiry – but Buller has to step down
Chiefs at the AFN SCA in Ottawa have voted in favour of an extension to the MMIWG inquiry but said Commissioner Marion Buller must step down.
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‘I’m actually repulsed that you’re here’ AFN votes to oust Buller from inquiry
As Marion Buller was telling APTN that she would ask for a two-year extension, the AFN voted in favour of ousting her from the inquiry.
National Chief says big changes coming, Ministers of the Crown promise the same
National Chief Perry Bellegarde opened the 2018 Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa.
Opposition to federal bill C-58 ramping up ahead of AFN meeting
As chiefs from across the country get set to meet in Gatineau, Que. for the annual special chiefs assembly, opposition to changes to C-58, the federal access to information act is gaining momentum.
AFN slams brakes on environmental talks with Trudeau over secrecy
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) slammed the brakes on drafting legislative amendments on environmental and regulatory processes with the Trudeau government last month saying it had become strangers within the process.
Indigenous leaders praise Gord Downie as friend, ally on reconciliation
Indigenous leaders praised Gord Downie’s contribution to reconciliation as they mourned the musician’s death. A statement released by the band he fronted, The Tragically Hip, said the 53-year-old Downie died surrounded by family and friends.
First Nation Elders want Eagle Staff gifted to Canada’s UN ambassador returned
Some First Nation Elders want to repatriate an Eagle Staff gifted by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde to a Canadian diplomat in honour of the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
3 of 5 national Indigenous leaders boycotting premiers meeting in Edmonton
APTN National News The Native Women’s Association of Canada and the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples…
Social media turns on AFN for signing MOU with Canada
Todd Lamirande APTN National News The Crown and the Assembly of First Nations held its…
