AFN Regional Chief Craig Makinaw calls for improved services for children
(Jan. 27, 2016) – Assembly of First Nations Alberta Regional Chief Craig Makinaw released the following statement on the ruling of the Canadian Human Rights…
Treaty Rights
Treaty 8 Grand Chief pleased with Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision
Edmonton, Alberta – January 26, 2016 – Chief Steve Courtoreille, Grand Chief of Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta adds his voice to celebrate the…
AFN welcomes historic decision by human rights tribunal and calls for immediate action
(January 26, 2016): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde welcomes today’s decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) for the federal…
BC Supreme Court reaffirms the province has a duty to consult and accommodate First Nations
(January 14, 2016) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde welcomes the decision by the B.C. Supreme Court that the province failed…
First Nation leaders urge Trudeau government to stop proposed Site C dam
(Ottawa, ON – December 10, 2015) First Nation chiefs from British Columbia and representatives from the Assembly of First Nations are calling on the government…
Onion Lake Cree Nation and Sawridge First Nation win in Federal Court
(October 27, 2015, Maskwacis, AB) – “I congratulate Onion Lake Cree Nation and Sawridge First Nation on their recent and significant success in federal court…
Swan River First Nation holds a cultural camp to raise awareness
Edmonton, Alberta – August 25, 2015 – Another First Nation within Treaty No. 8 is holding a cultural camp to raise awareness on a “broken…
AFN supports Onion Lake First Nation and Sawridge First Nation Challenge to the First Nations Financial Transparency Act
OTTAWA, Aug. 18, 2015 – AFN Manitoba Regional Chief Kevin T. Hart today joined AFN Alberta Regional Chief Craig Makinaw in giving full support to…
Onion Lake First Nation heading to court against First Nations Financial Transparency Act
Onion Lake First Nation will be in federal court in Saskatoon, SK on August 19 and 20, 2015 for a two-day hearing to have the…
Kwakiutl Chief calls on British Columbia to begin Treaty Implementation Talks
TSAXIS, KWAKIUTL TERRITORY (PORT HARDY, BC), July 31, 2015 /CNW/ – On July 29 2015, the BC Court of Appeal overturned a BC Supreme Court…