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Poilievre to attend AFN annual general assembly for first time as Conservative leader

Poilievre to attend AFN annual general assembly for first time as Conservative leader

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to attend the Assembly of First Nations' upcoming annual general assembly for the first time since he took the party helm.
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AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns

AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the organization is about to finalize a deal with Ottawa on child welfare reforms that will top the $20 billion promised as part of a landmark settlement.
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Pembina, Haisla First Nation give green light to proposed US$4B LNG project

Pembina, Haisla First Nation give green light to proposed US$4B LNG project

CALGARY — Canada is set to have another liquefied natural gas export terminal as project proponents have green-lit the majority Indigenous-owned US$4-billion Cedar LNG facility.
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Southern Manitoba First Nations chiefs re-elect Jerry Daniels as grand chief

Southern Manitoba First Nations chiefs re-elect Jerry Daniels as grand chief

WINNIPEG — First Nations chiefs in southern Manitoba have voted to keep Jerry Daniels as the leader of the organization that represents Anishinaabe and Dakota communities in the province.
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Atlantic Ballet of Canada to launch Indigenous dance program in Moncton this fall

Atlantic Ballet of Canada to launch Indigenous dance program in Moncton this fall

MONCTON, N.B. — The Atlantic Ballet of Canada is spearheading an Indigenous dance program this fall that will allow eight dancers to train close to their communities and culture.
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Self-government comes for northwest B.C. First Nation in proposed treaty

Self-government comes for northwest B.C. First Nation in proposed treaty

TERRACE — A draft treaty decades in the making has been signed by a First Nation in British Columbia's northwest, moving the nation away from the "repressive and outdated Indian Act," its chief said.
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Non-Indigenous woman faces up to two years in custody in Inuit identity fraud case

Non-Indigenous woman faces up to two years in custody in Inuit identity fraud case

IQALUIT — A Toronto woman who pleaded guilty to a case of Inuit identity fraud could face up to two years in jail, which would mark one of the first times a case of Indigenous identity fraud resulted in imprisonment.
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Enbridge and Six Nations Energy Development consortium plan wind energy project

Enbridge and Six Nations Energy Development consortium plan wind energy project

REGINA — Enbridge Inc. and Six Nations Energy Development LP announced plans Monday to develop a massive wind energy project in southeast Saskatchewan.
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Chiefs frustrated with AFN's child welfare work, say they're not being consulted

Chiefs frustrated with AFN's child welfare work, say they're not being consulted

OTTAWA — Three regional chiefs representing nearly half of First Nations say a national association is overstepping its mandate by making decisions that will directly affect children and families without consent.
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New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader's release from custody in mainland France

New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader's release from custody in mainland France

NICE, France (AP) — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the "release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown to mainland France for pretrial detention a
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