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The Assembly of First Nations (French: Assemblée des Premières Nations, AFN) is an assembly of Canadian First Nations (Indian bands) represented by their chiefs. Established in 1982 and modelled on the United Nations General Assembly , it emerged from the National Indian Brotherhood , which dissolved in the late 1970s.
The 2009 convention was held in Calgary, Alberta on July 22. [1]At the close of nominations on June 16, the declared candidates were AFN's British Columbia regional chief Shawn Atleo, Roseau River First Nation chief Terry Nelson, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations chief Perry Bellegarde, British Columbia land claims negotiator Bill Wilson and former Union of Ontario Indians chief John ...
Cindy Woodhouse (born 1982 or 1983) [1] is a Canadian First Nations (Pinaymootang First Nation) politician and the current National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. [2] Prior to being elected as AFN National Chief, Woodhouse served as Manitoba regional chief from 2021 to 2023.
The Assembly meets about 4 times a year to give mandates to its Bureau and to the Commissions it has set up. From 1985 to 1992, the elected chief of the Assembly was Konrad Sioui. Since 1992 it has been Ghislain Picard . [3] The AFNQL is attached to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) whose office is located in Ottawa. The chief of the AFNQL is ...
Pimicikamak government; Barren Lands First Nation; Berens River First Nation; Birdtail Sioux First Nation; Bloodvein First Nation; Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
Larry Phillip Fontaine, OC OM (born September 20, 1944) is an Indigenous Canadian leader and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.He best known for his central role in raising public awareness of the Canadian Indian residential school system and pushing to secure Federal and Papal apologies in 2008 and 2022 respectively.
RoseAnne Archibald is a Canadian First Nations advocate and politician who served as the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) from July 2021 to June 2023. . She made history as the first female National Chief of the Assembly of First Nati
The Chiefs held their first assembly as "the Assembly of First Nations" (AFN) in Penticton, British Columbia, in April 1982. The new structure, which gave membership and voting rights to individual First Nations chiefs rather than provincial/territorial organizations, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] was adopted in July 1985, as part of the Charter of the Assembly ...