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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Expresses Support for Plan Submitted to Human Rights Tribunal to Reform First Nations Child and Family Services

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak expressed support in principle for the plan submitted today ...
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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 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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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Holds Press Conference in Advance of Summit with Privy Council Office

National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak will also be available to media before and after the Summit proceedings. To schedule an interview with National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak, please contact Cherish Francis ...
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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 ...
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Statement from the National Chief on the Senate’s Approval of Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act

(June 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement today in response to the Senate’s approval of Bill C-5, the One Canadian ...
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2025 National Forum on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA)

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) 2025 National Forum on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) was held on February 4–5, 2025, on the unceded and ancestral ...
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National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act

On June 16, 2025, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held a National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5, Building Canada Act. The event brought together First Nations leadership for an important dialogue on ...