Aboriginal leaders meeting with premiers
First Nation, Inuit and Metis leaders are in Nova Scotia Wednesday to meet with Canada’s 13 premiers.
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AFN election process fails to reflect First Nations population levels, says Dene lawyer
Shawn Atleo’s re-election last week as chief of the Assembly of First Nations is causing debate in the Northwest Territories.
Chiefs to vote third time after Atleo misses threshold and Palmater supporters dig in
Shawn Atleo missed the magic 60 per cent mark for re-election by three votes on the second ballot, sending chiefs to the polls of a third time Wednesday in the election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
"Famous" Chief weighs in on AFN leadership race
APTN National News All day we’ve been asking ordinary people their opinions about the AFN…
AFN Election: By the numbers
By Tim Fontaine APTN National News TORONTO–Hundreds of chiefs and potentially thousands of people are…
Defence Minister MacKay's Iranian-born wife "pleaded" with AFN candidate Nelson to cut Iranian ties
A prominent Iranian-Canadian human rights activist and wife of Defence Minister Peter MacKay says she “pleaded” with Terry Nelson, a former Manitoba chief running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, to end his dealings with Iran and cancel a planned trip to the country’s capital.
Social media revolutionizing AFN campaign
Many of the AFN candidates are relying on new and innovative tools to reach supporters.
AFN national chief race shaping up
Nominations for candidates seeking to run for national chief of the Assembly of First Nation are now open.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad's top aide rebukes Canada in letter to AFN candidate Nelson
A senior aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rebuked Canada for its treatment of Aboriginal people in a letter to former Ojibway chief Terrance Nelson who is running for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations.
