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National Chief Lifts Up BC Legislators for Defeating Harmful Bills

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to British Columbia legislators ...
Assembly of First NationsOpinion

National Chief Reaffirms Budget 2025 is a “Missed Opportunity for First Nations and Canada”

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement after Budget 2025, Canada Strong, was passed in the ...
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Federal Budget 2025

On November 4, 2025, Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne delivered Budget 2025, titled “Canada Strong.” The Federal Government positioned the document as an investment ...
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National Chief Calls Federal Budget a “Missed Opportunity for First Nations and Canada” – First Nations will Continue to Press for Investments in Prosperity for All

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak commented on the 2025 federal budget, Canada Strong, unveiled on November 4 in the ...
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AFN National Chief Addresses Planning on Repatriation of Sacred Artifacts

(October 20, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to media reports that sacred First Nations items ...
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À propos L’Assemblée des Premières Nations - Rassemblement national sur la conservation

Le nombre de places étant limité. Il ne sera plus possible de s’inscrire lorsque la capacité maximale de la salle sera atteinte. On recommande aux délégués de s’inscrire au rassemblement avant de ...
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National Chief Addresses Annual First Nations Leading the Way Conference

Please note this is a closed event. The National Chief will be available for media after her remarks conclude. To arrange an interview, please contact Cherish Francis, Press Secretary, through [email ...
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National Chief Appears Before Senate Committee on Bill S-2 and Meets with Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne

(October 1 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will appear before the Senate Committee today, October 1, to testify as part of a panel on Bill S-2, An Act ...
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National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on Implementing the UN Declaration Act Following Release of Federal Report

(August 25, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice Canada’s release of its ...
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Hosts National Virtual Forum on the Amended Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy

The event is closed to media. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will be available for interviews after the National Virtual Forum. A recording of the Forum will be released online shortly ...
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Statement from the National Chief on the Senate’s Approval of Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act

(June 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement today in response to the Senate’s approval of Bill C-5, the One Canadian ...