AFN executive meets to discuss next steps
APTN National News OTTAWA—Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo announced his resignation Friday…
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Video: National Chief Shawn Atleo resigns Friday in Ottawa
APTN National News Reaction is still coming in from across the country regarding the resignation…
Grassroots unease growing over Harper government’s First Nation education bill
Vicki Monague drove six hours from her home community of Beausoleil First Nation to Ottawa in hopes of confronting Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo over his support for the Harper government’s proposed First Nation education bill to govern reserve schools.
FN Education Council: AFN-Ottawa deal carries ‘assimilating and paternalistic nature’
The proposed First Nation education bill partly unveiled this past Friday will still retain the “assimilating and paternalistic nature” of its previous incarnation, according to a Quebec First Nation education organization.
Housing a hot topic at AFN meeting in Toronto
APTN National News The Assembly of First Nations is talking infrastructure and housing in Toronto….
AFN chiefs vote to end treaty discussions with federal officials
Assembly of First Nations chiefs torpedoed a committee Thursday created last January during a meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and AFN National Chiefs Shawn Atleo.
Elsipogtog anti-fracking fight fallout putting strain on RCMP-First Nation relations
The two New Brunswick RCMP officers knocked on Malcolm Ward’s door Wednesday morning while the Mi’kmaq man played with his one year-old son River in the living room.
Chiefs consider changing June 21 Aboriginal Day to Indigenous Peoples Day
Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations winter gathering want to change the name of June 21 from Aboriginal Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.
Chiefs set to converge on Ottawa area next week
The Assembly of First Nations annual winter gathering is coming up and treaties are on the agenda.
