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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Statement on the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

The Olympic Games remind us of the power of sport to bring people and the world together. Now more than ever is a time for ...
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Déclaration de la Cheffe nationale de l’Assemblée des Premières Nations sur les Jeux olympiques d’hiver de 2026

(Le 6 février 2026 – Territoire algonquin non cédé, Ottawa, Ontario) – La Cheffe nationale de l’Assemblée des Premières Nations (APN), Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, a publié la déclaration suivante à ...
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Special Chiefs Assembly 2026

Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) will be held on December 8-10, 2026 at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa which is located on ...
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AFN calls for Urgent and Transformative Climate Action Led by Indigenous Peoples following COP30: UN Climate Change Conference 2025

In line with the First Nations-in-Assembly Resolution 36/2023, Urgent and Transformative Climate Action through the AFN National Climate Strategy, and Resolution 05/2019, Declaring a First Nations ...
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Federal Budget 2025

On November 4, 2025, Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne delivered Budget 2025, titled “Canada Strong.” The Federal Government positioned the document as an investment ...
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AFN National Chief Addresses Planning on Repatriation of Sacred Artifacts

(October 20, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to media reports that sacred First Nations items ...
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Services d’animation pour un forum national sur l’aide au revenu

L’Assemblée des Premières Nations (APN) est l’organisation nationale qui représente les Premières Nations au Canada. L’APN représente et défend les intérêts de plus de 600 Premières Nations à travers ...
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National Chief Speaks to Critical Police Reforms at Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety

(October 10, 2025 – Treaty 7 Territory, Kananaskis, Alberta) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will provide opening remarks at the meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers ...
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Presses for Full Implementation of Calls for Justice on Sisters in Spirit Day

(October 4, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – On this Sisters in Spirit Day, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak shared her support and concern for all First Nations women, girls and ...
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National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on Implementing the UN Declaration Act Following Release of Federal Report

(August 25, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice Canada’s release of its ...
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Claimants Now Receiving Compensation in $23 Billion Federal Settlement on Discrimination of First Nations Child and Family Services Program and Jordan’s Principle

(August 14, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario) — National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak announced today that distribution of compensation to eligible Claimants has begun under the $23 billion federal settlement ...
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Hosts National Virtual Forum on the Amended Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy

The event is closed to media. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will be available for interviews after the National Virtual Forum. A recording of the Forum will be released online shortly ...