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National Chief Archibald Says First Nations Require Economic Reconciliation to Advance Healing Path Forward
Via AFN
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says the 2022 federal budget tabled today in Ottawa falls short in addressing the urgent and long-term needs...read more
Opinion: Terry Teegee: Municipalities in B.C. seem blinded to their responsibility to be good-faith partners in reconciliation
Via Vancouver Sun
Opinion: With such a high proportion of homeless people being Indigenous, many municipalities that continue to pursue a strategy of destroying encampments are in violation of the UN Declaration on...read more
First Nations Gathering Virtually to Set Direction for Progress at AFN Special Chiefs Assembly
Via Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
(Ottawa, ON) – Hundreds of First Nations leaders, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Women, Youth and Veterans from across Canada are joined virtually today through Thursday for the Assembly of First Nations...read more
'We have nowhere': B.C. First Nations, rural residents say storm permanently changed the land
Via The Vancouver Sun
"For our grandchildren and their children, now the devastation has left them nothing": Shackan First Nation Chief Arnold Lampreau. Chief Arnold Lampreau expects his house is a total loss,...read more
AFN Calls for urgent action and more equitable participation of Indigenous Peoples Following COP26: UN Climate Change Conference 2021
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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) sent a small delegation to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which took place in Glasgow,...read more
Emergency Management in B.C. too slow to help First Nations impacted by floods
Via The Record
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee says he has received assurances from the federal government that it will be committing resources and help for the 40 or so First...read more
The stench of death on Canada's Highway of Tears
Via Aljazeera
In this six-part series, Al Jazeera tells the stories of some of the Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered along an infamous stretch of highway in British Columbia, Canada...read more
Assembly of First Nations finalizing preparations for delegation to visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican in December 2021
Via Assembly of First Nations
(Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is releasing today the details of its upcoming delegation to Vatican City in support of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #58. In...read more
BCAFN calls out the UN for ignoring Indigenous rights and knowledge
Via My PGNOW
The BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) said it’s concerned about the lack of Indigenous people involved at the UN’s Climate Change Conference. They’re also calling for world leaders to scale up...read more
BCAFN praises Supreme Court’s ruling on the future of downtown homeless encampments
Via My PGNOW
The BC Assembly of First Nations commends the decision by BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Hinkson’s decision to reject the City of Prince George’s application to evict those living in tent...read more