Bellegarde, Diabo announce intentions of running for AFN national chief
Russ Diabo says he’s running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations to defeat two people.
Russ Diabo says he’s running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations to defeat two people.
Chiefs at the AFN SCA in Ottawa have voted in favour of an extension to the MMIWG inquiry but said Commissioner Marion Buller must step down.
As Marion Buller was telling APTN that she would ask for a two-year extension, the AFN voted in favour of ousting her from the inquiry.
National Chief Perry Bellegarde opened the 2018 Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa.
As chiefs from across the country get set to meet in Gatineau, Que. for the annual special chiefs assembly, opposition to changes to C-58, the federal access to information act is gaining momentum.
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) slammed the brakes on drafting legislative amendments on environmental and regulatory processes with the Trudeau government last month saying it had become strangers within the process.
Indigenous leaders praised Gord Downie’s contribution to reconciliation as they mourned the musician’s death. A statement released by the band he fronted, The Tragically Hip, said the 53-year-old Downie died surrounded by family and friends.
Some First Nation Elders want to repatriate an Eagle Staff gifted by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde to a Canadian diplomat in honour of the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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