National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement today in response to the Senate’s approval of Bill C-5, ...

RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide specific direction to the Assembly of First Nations ...

Summary: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) 2025 National Forum on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) was held on February 4–5, 2025, on the unceded and ...

TO: All Chiefs, PTOs, Tribal Councils, AFN Staff FROM: AFN Resolutions Committee DATE: May 30, 2025 – 3rd and Final Notice RESOLUTIONS are the essential mechanism by which First Nations provide ...

In 2016, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Elders’ Council released an Elders’ Statement on Environment and Climate Change, acknowledging the climate crisis. In the face of government inaction, an ...

Overview The AFN Education Forum – “ Reigniting the Flames of our Ancestors,” will focus on unique practices in First Nations education, the continuum of lifelong learning and how to support learners ...

(May 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will formally release a third landmark report titled “Benefits for All ...

363 First Nation communities lack both broadband internet and standard cellular services.Of 748 communities studied in the Closing the Infrastructure Gap 2030 report, 61% did not have adequate high ...

(December 4, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) issued the following statement calling on the Government of Canada to launch a National Inquiry ...

(November 26, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the Conference Board of Canada will release a new report, "Benefits for All Canadians: ...