Hundreds of Indigenous leaders will gather this week for the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting, trying to forge a path forward after the tumultuous leadership of its former national chief
Hundreds of Indigenous leaders are to gather in Halifax this week for the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting as the advocacy organization tries to forge a path forward after the tumultuous leadership and ousting of its national chief.
Archibald was voted out during a special chiefs assembly on June 28 that also dealt with a human resources investigation related to complaints AFN staff filed against her. The resolution passed with support from about 70 per cent of those who took part in the virtual meeting. “It seemed more and more that our assemblies were always turning out to be internal squabbling rather than trying to get things done as an organization,” McLeod said.
He said the successful vote to remove Archibald, which amounted to about one-fifth of chiefs, appears questionable because it comes after the national chief asked about transparency, governance and accountability within the assembly. Archibald has alleged she was targeted for fighting corruption at the AFN and for insisting on a financial audit. She has also called for an independent investigation into potential government interference. "The Assembly of First Nations’ workplace investigation, and the decision to remove RoseAnne Archibald as the AFN National Chief, is an internal matter within the organization," it said in a statement.
“Personally, I think it's really weakened the AFN,” he said, adding his focus will be on his First Nation and he will support the Indigenous organization only if it moves to a better place.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
AFN takes tumultuous road to annual meeting after ousting national chiefFormer national chief RoseAnne Archibald has said she may attend the meeting, scheduled to take place Tuesday through Thursday, and is asking for chiefs to reinstate her
Read more »
Indigenous leaders strive for economic growth as they tout B.C. LNGActivists worried about climate change say that besides upstream emissions from fracking for natural gas, the carbon footprint from export terminals also undermines the LNG industry’s assertions of major advantages over coal
Read more »
Nine students recognized with Alberni District Secondary's first Indigenous studies diploma“The French immersion students get … recognized for being in French, so I thought it was kind of cool that they do it with our second language there as well.”
Read more »
Indigenous men diagnosed with more advanced prostate cancer, Canadian study saysIndigenous men have more serious and later-stage prostate cancer when they’re diagnosed than non-Indigenous men, a new Canadian study says.
Read more »
New CEO of First Nations Bank plans to expand wealth-management services for Indigenous clientsThe Saskatoon-based First Nations Bank recruited Goldman Sachs Group Inc. veteran Bill Lomax earlier this year as its CEO, succeeding Keith Martell
Read more »
Higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer in Indigenous men, study shows | Globalnews.caThe study, published Monday in the journal Cancer, looked at prostate cancer screening data among almost 1.5 million men in Alberta between 2014 and 2022.
Read more »