First Nations rights must be respected by federal government in pipeline development
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today said First Nations governments and First Nations rights must…
Treaty Rights
AFN presses Ottawa to comply with Human Rights Tribunal: Our children cannot wait
OTTAWA, Nov. 23, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde has filed a motion with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)…
Gov’t of Canada: Making a difference for First Nations children and families
OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2016 /CNW/ – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, along with the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, issued…
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde Travelling to Proposed Site C Dam Territory in Northern BC
OTTAWA, Oct. 21, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde will visit Treaty 8 territory threatened by the proposed Site C…
Modern day treaty agreements remains the gold standard for reconciliation
(Vancouver BC) – On October 13, 2016, the BC Treaty Commission released its 2016 annual report: “Treaty Negotiations, Reconciliation, and the UN Declaration.” The…
City of Edmonton and Treaty No. 6 Chiefs commemorate 140 years since treaty signed
(Edmonton) – Mayor Don Iveson and Treaty No. 6 Chiefs came together at City Hall on August 19 in an act of reconciliation and renewed…
Délın̨ę set to inaugurate historic self-government in the Northwest Territories
(August 22, 2016, Yellowknife) – Known as the birthplace of hockey, Délınę, a community of 472 people in the Northwest Territories, is about to achieve another…
Action needed to protect First Nations from oil spill in N Saskatchewan River System
WINNIPEG, July 28, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Manitoba Regional Chief Kevin Hart and Saskatchewan Regional Chief Bobby Cameron today expressed concerns…
FSIN calls for full First Nations participation in recent Husky Energy oil spill response
(Treaty 6 Territory, Prince Albert, SK) – The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Executive is calling for full First Nation participation and representation during the…
Alberta Chiefs calling for implementation of Treaty rather than abolition of Indian Act
(July 14, 2016, Niagara Falls, ON) – Today during the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly, the Chiefs of Alberta voiced their interest in…