Chiefs set to converge on Ottawa area next week
The Assembly of First Nations annual winter gathering is coming up and treaties are on the agenda.
The Assembly of First Nations annual winter gathering is coming up and treaties are on the agenda.
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The Assembly of First Nations is seeking $400,000 from Ottawa to fund a chiefs’ committee on treaties despite demands from prairie chiefs that the organization relinquish the file.
As the Assembly of First Nations 34th annual summer meeting takes places in Whitehorse two federal parties make appearances there.
First Nations leaders will meet next week in Whitehorse for the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly.
The Harper government has hit the Assembly of First Nations with an about $1.7 million cut in a surprise move that is also expected to impact 46 other First Nation organizations.
Former AFN national chief Phil Fontaine was in Halifax Tuesday.
A massive round dance framed the lawn of Parliament Hill Friday while a group of First Nations leaders met Friday afternoon with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on a day that saw Idle No More rallies unfold across the country.
Moments after Manitoba chiefs stated during an Ottawa press conference they would not participate in a planned meeting Friday with the prime minister unless Gov. Gen. David Johnston also attended, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement saying a ceremonial meeting would take place with the Crown’s representative at Rideau Hall.