AFN National Chief

• Assembly of First Nations is meeting in Montreal. What’s on the agenda?

  The meeting is the first AFN annual general assembly taking place since Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak was elected national chief in December.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2024
  
• AFN election: Cindy Woodhouse named new national chief

  After six separate rounds of voting, AFN regional chief Cindy Woodhouse had collected 50.8 per cent of the registered vote, leading her closest challenger: David Pratt.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2023
  
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• ‘They have run amok,’ ousted national chief says ahead of AFN general assembly

  The Assembly of First Nations is hosting its annual general assembly this week in Halifax just after the national chief was removed. Here's what you should know.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2023
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• AFN members expected to vote on national chief’s suspension as general assembly closes

  National Chief RoseAnne Archibald was suspended last month by the executive committee while an investigation was launched into four complaints against her by her staff.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2022
• AFN general assembly gets underway amid controversy over national chief’s suspension

  The suspension of National Chief Roseanne Archibald, who has accused the Assembly of First Nations of corruption and intimidation, is likely to dominate the three-day-long meeting.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2022
• Assembly of First Nations chief says suspension is ‘unlawful’, seeks court order

  RoseAnne Archibald was suspended by the AFN's executive committee and national board of directors on June 17, following a public statement she made the day before.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2022
• New National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to focus on residential schools, systemic racism

  Archibald says she will prioritize climate change's effects on Indigenous communities and will work with governments on a post-pandemic recovery plan for First Nations.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2021
• AFN elects RoseAnne Archibald as first ever woman national chief

  Her victory was decided shortly after the fifth ballot, when former Muskowekwan First Nation chief Reginald Bellerose conceded.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2021
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• Perry Bellegarde re-elected as national chief of Assembly of First Nations

  The vote wasn't without controversy, as the four other candidates claimed election interference by the federal government.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2018