RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Resolutions should be national in scope and can: (1) define a mandate ...

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is a national political and advocacy organization that works to advance the collective aspirations of First Nations individuals and communities across Canada on ...

(June 10, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement today on the tabling of Bill C-5, One ...

Les RÉSOLUTIONS constituent le mécanisme essentiel par lequel les Premières Nations fournissent des orientations précises à l’Assemblée des Premières Nations (APN). Les résolutions doivent être de ...

“This is a meaningful day to release this summary report, as we reflect on this fourth anniversary how much work remains to be done on the implementation of UNDA,” said National Chief Woodhouse ...

(June 10, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will formally release its National First Nations Justice Strategy on June 11, 2025, during a press ...

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(June 16, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) –National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will testify today to the Senate Committee of the Whole on Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, to ...

Summary: On June 16, 2025, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) held a National Virtual Forum on Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the ...

(June 17, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) –National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will testify today to the House Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on Bill ...

Summary: 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 ...

Summary: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has postponed the 2025 Annual General Assembly (AGA) due to ongoing wildfire emergencies impacting First Nations across the country. The AGA will now take ...