AFN’s Federal Class Action Lawsuit Will Fight for Justice for Victims of First Nations Child Welfare System
(Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has filed a federal class action lawsuit to seek damages and justice for the thousands of…
Justice
RCMP Violently Remove Wet’suwet’en from their Territories while BC and Canada Stand By
(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – February 6, 2020) In the middle of the night, the RCMP began aggressively raiding Wet’suwet’en traditional…
EPS introduces online sexual assault reporting
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has expanded its online crime reporting system to allow victims of historic sexual assault to file reports through edmontonpolice.ca/SAReport. The…
FNLC Calls for RCMP Restraint Toward Protesters of the TransCanada Coastal Gaslink Project
((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C., BC – Jan. 16, 2020) – The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is growing increasingly alarmed that violence may erupt…
Federal Indian Day School settlement claims process is now open
(Ottawa) – The Federal Indian Day Schools settlement takes effect starting January 13, 2020.. This means that thousands of Indigenous people who suffered harm because…
Four First Nations Reject Proposed Provincial Land Sale Framework
(November 2019) – Chiefs of the Tall Cree First Nation, Little Red River Cree Nation, Beaver First Nation, and Dene Tha First Nation met recently…
FNLC frustrated with Canada’s attempts to avoid paying compensation as ordered by the CHRT
Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) — The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is expressing profound frustration with Canada’s continued attempts to distract…
AFN: The Passing of British Columbia’s Legislation on the UN Declaration is an Historic Achievement
OTTAWA, Nov. 27, 2019 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde calls the passing of British Columbia’s Bill 41, the Declaration on…
AFN challenges Canada’s judicial review of the compensation for First Nations children wrongfully removed from their families
OTTAWA, Nov. 24, 2019 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is in federal court on Monday, November 25 to oppose the federal government’s…
Last Post Fund searches for unmarked graves of Indigenous veterans
By Glenn Miller (November 2019) – The Last Post Fund’s mission is to ensure no veteran is denied a dignified funeral and burial, in addition…