AFN chiefs expected to reject Bill C-33
-First Nation chiefs gathered for a special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations Tuesday are expected to formally reject the Harper government’s proposed bill for on-reserve education.
Bill C-33
Valcourt attacks Confederacy of Nations, calls chiefs ‘rogue’ and threats to national security
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt moved aggressively to undermine the Confederacy of Nations Thursday, labeling the chiefs behind the organization as rogues who are “threatening” national security.
AFN election for national chief should be held this fall: executive
The election for the next national chief of the Assembly of First Nations will likely be held this fall, according to the organization’s executive chiefs committee that has taken over the role in the interim from Shawn Atleo who resigned from the post last Friday.
