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A long battle now behind it, the AFN has a new national chief
“We leave here united. We leave here behind our national chief. We’re back and the future belongs to First Nations people.” —candidate David Pratt, runner-up in the race for the position of national chief
Concerns raised as compensation for children-in-care settlement set to roll out next year
“When you think about it, it’s probably one of the single most important committees that will have ever been established here at the AFN…” — Mary Teegee of Takla First Nation
Award-winning framework gives a voice to Indigenous youth transitioning out of care
“A lot of funders, they’ll put certain stipulations about evaluation in funding agreements that are pretty black and white. They're numbers based and they don't always capture the full story.” —Kirsty Choquette
Infrastructure Bank to provide loans for Indigenous equity investment in major projects
“It's just a really exciting time and we're thrilled to be a part of the overarching toolkit that's needed to make sure that Indigenous communities are included in Canada’s economy in a really meaningful way.” — Hillary Thatcher, managing director of investments, Canada Infrastructure Bank
National chief-hopefuls say feds must back down from controlling First Nations membership
“We're not a department of the government. We are sovereign nations. We say who our people are. We say who we are and we stand on these treaties.” —candidate for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations Sheila North
Alberta sued for discriminating against children in care by taking their child allowance benefits
“We, as First Nations, need to develop our child well-being laws and bring our children home so that this doesn't continue to happen.” —Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey
It could happen, says creator of post-apocalyptic film Finality of Dusk
“Growing up, I experienced communication barriers, especially with people who don’t know American Sign Language, and it would get trickier if there were no ASL interpreter present…” — Katarina Ziervogel, co-creator of Finality of Dusk
Sports
Indigenous woman re-elected to Hockey Canada’s board of directors
Marian Jacko did have some hesitations, but, in the end, the member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island in Ontario decided that she would put her name forward to continue…
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OPINION—Shenanigans, misogyny, and the AFN: This is not how we are to treat each other
“Is this trauma? Internalized colonization? Intentional political manipulation? Whatever the explanation, it feels like gaslighting and a failure of leadership.”
