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Indigenous Nations

Despite ‘embarrassing’ ‘soap opera’ playing out at the AFN, national chief finds support from the chiefs-in-assembly

By Sheri Narine, Windspeaker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

National Chief RoseAnne Archibald has received the support of chiefs-in-assembly and remains in her position as head of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).

Chiefs spoke emphatically today, the first of the three-day AFN annual general assembly in Vancouver, admonishing the executive committee, which comprises the regional chiefs, for overstepping their boundaries and declaring Archibald’s suspension unilaterally June 17 for allegedly breaching confidentiality in respect to a workplace investigation against her.

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Indigenous Nations

RoseAnne Archibald to reveal documents to BC chiefs of alleged corrupt practices at AFN, she says

By Sheri Narine, Windspeaker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

It’s been a “challenging” 10 days, says RoseAnne Archibald in an extensive interview with Windspeaker.com conducted June 25.

The first woman leader of the largest, best-funded Indigenous organization in the country may or may not have been suspended from her position as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, but Monday she meets with chiefs in British Columbia, at their invitation, and says she’ll present them with documented evidence of alleged corruption at the AFN.

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Indigenous Nations, Politics

AFN National Chief Explains Her Concerns About Canada’s Emergency Act

By Jacob Cardinal, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

(ANNews) – On Wednesday February 23, 2022 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald held a press conference as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended the government’s use of the Emergencies Act.

The National chief expressed her concern over the Act during the press conference, believing the federal and provincial governments would use the act against First Nation activists should a protest arise.

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Indigenous Nations

Feds offer $40 Billion To Uphold First Nation Court Order

By Jake Cardinal, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

(ANNews) – On Monday Dec. 13, 2021 Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced that the federal government was in talks to provide $40 billion dollars in compensation for the child welfare system’s negative affects on First Nations people in Canada.

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