Assembly of First Nations convenes at first in series of Urban Outreach Forums
EDMONTON, Sept. 8, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is holding its first Urban Outreach Forum today in Edmonton, Alberta, which will serve…
Social Issues
Taking the fear out of success
(Edmonton) – Prior to attending NorQuest College’s First Nations, Métis & Inuit Summer Youth Leadership Program, 16-year-old Misty Carson of the Paul First Nation viewed…
AFN: Ottawa’s Commitment to First Nations is welcome, and it must lead to change
OTTAWA, Aug. 23, 2016 /CNW/ – As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his commitment to Indigenous peoples yesterday during a post-Cabinet retreat press conference, Assembly of…
Commissioners named for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
On August 3, 2016, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, along with Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Patty…
NFB animation and documentaries to premiere at TIFF: September 8 – 18
A new documentary by master filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, a feature-length animation from Ann Marie Fleming, a short film by Newfoundland and Labrador filmmaker Justin Simms…
CNFC’s new executive director Ron Walker looks to the future
by John Copley (ANNews) – Ron (Moon) Walker, who until recently was the Program Coordinator for Edmonton’s Canadian Native Friendship Centre (CNFC), has seen his…
AG Report highlights inadequate delivery of services to Indigenous Children in Alberta
Alberta’s Auditor General Merwan Saher released a report on July 19, 2016 identifying inadequacies within the Department of Human Services in its delivery of child…
Major reforms are needed for Indigenous children in Alberta’s child welfare system
Edmonton…The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) has completed a Special Report on the over-representation of children and youth in the intervention system…
MNA Commends work of Ministerial Special Representative on Métis Section 35 Rights
(July 21, 2016) — Today, Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) President Audrey Poitras offered her thanks and appreciation to Mr. Thomas Isaac—Canada’s Ministerial Special Representative…
Ottawa commits to lifting the funding cap for First Nations programs
(Niagara Falls, ON): First Nations Chiefs, Elders and citizens from across the country gathered on July 12, 2016 to open the Assembly of First Nations’…