Indigenous

AFN Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak sums up 2024

The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak’s first year as leader has been one of unity, she said in an interview with CTV News. “Unifying, I think we’ve come together as First Nations. I see the AFN having unprecedented attendance at our assemblies.” However, she has had to deal with many issues facing First Nations people across the country. It’s sometimes a difficult feat to get the 634 First Nations Chiefs to agree on pressing issues. Child welfare Recently, at a special Chief’s assembly in Calgary, Chiefs rejected a 47.8-billion-dollar payout for…