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National Chief Lifts Up BC Legislators for Defeating Harmful Bills

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to British Columbia legislators ...
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National Chief Reaffirms Budget 2025 is a “Missed Opportunity for First Nations and Canada”

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement after Budget 2025, Canada Strong, was passed in the ...
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La Cheffe nationale réaffirme que le budget de 2025 est une « occasion manquée pour les Premières Nations et le Canada

(Le 18 novembre 2025 – Territoire algonquin non cédé, Ottawa) – La Cheffe nationale Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak a publié la déclaration suivante après l’adoption du budget de 2025, Un Canada fort, par la ...
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Federal Budget 2025

On November 4, 2025, Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne delivered Budget 2025, titled “Canada Strong.” The Federal Government positioned the document as an investment ...
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National Chief Calls Federal Budget a “Missed Opportunity for First Nations and Canada” – First Nations will Continue to Press for Investments in Prosperity for All

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak commented on the 2025 federal budget, Canada Strong, unveiled on November 4 in the ...
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AFN National Chief Says Proposed Bail Reforms Will Deepen Justice Crisis Facing First Nations

(October 24, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the introduction of the Bail and Sentencing ...
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AFN National Chief Addresses Planning on Repatriation of Sacred Artifacts

(October 20, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to media reports that sacred First Nations items ...
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National Chief Speaks to Critical Police Reforms at Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety

(October 10, 2025 – Treaty 7 Territory, Kananaskis, Alberta) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will provide opening remarks at the meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers ...
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National Chief Appears Before Senate Committee on Bill S-2 and Meets with Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne

(October 1 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will appear before the Senate Committee today, October 1, to testify as part of a panel on Bill S-2, An Act ...
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National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on Implementing the UN Declaration Act Following Release of Federal Report

(August 25, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice Canada’s release of its ...
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Claimants Now Receiving Compensation in $23 Billion Federal Settlement on Discrimination of First Nations Child and Family Services Program and Jordan’s Principle

(August 14, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario) — National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak announced today that distribution of compensation to eligible Claimants has begun under the $23 billion federal settlement ...