Exploring Theme: "Assembly of First Nations"

NationTalk: Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario — Today, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement welcoming the release of the Final Report and the Indigenous-Led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials, developed by Kimberly R. Murray, the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and...

NationTalk: Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement at the conclusion of the AFN 45th Annual General Assembly (AGA) on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation in Montreal, Québec: “We are grateful to all Chiefs, Proxies, Elders, youth, delegates, and others...

Runner-up David Pratt conceded Thursday after 6 rounds of voting Wednesday night CBC News: Cindy Woodhouse was elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in Ottawa on Thursday, securing victory as runner-up David Pratt conceded.  Following Pratt’s announcement, Woodhouse, 40, took the stage at the Shaw Centre, where she read the assembly’s...

Runner-up David Pratt throws his support behind Woodhouse and pleads for unity. National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Cindy Woodhouse, centre, is seen following a swearing-in ceremony during the third day of the special chiefs assembly in Ottawa. Photo: Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press.  APTN News: Cindy Woodhouse is now at the helm of...

Voting starts at special chiefs assembly in Ottawa. Candidates in the AFN national chief election wait for the debate to begin Tuesday in Ottawa. Photo: Mark Blackburn/APTN.  APTN News: Sitting in the very back row of a conference centre in downtown Ottawa, Jakob Copenace listens intently to each of the candidates vying to become the...

NationTalk: Kigali, Rwanda – The Ontario Native Women’s Organization (ONWA) is participating in the highly anticipated Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD2023), taking place in Kigali, Rwanda from July 16-20. ONWA’s delegates are eager to join the global conversation on gender equality and amplify the voices and advocacy of Indigenous women and youth on the global stage....

Launch of 2019 Indigenous Economic Reconciliation Report Recommendations on Reconciliation and Inclusive Economic Growth for Indigenous Peoples and Canada. The report was a result of a three-part series, in 2017 and 2018, on economic reconciliation and inclusive growth in Canada called “Expanding the Circle: What Reconciliation and Inclusive Economic Growth Can Mean for Indigenous Peoples...