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Turtle Island News, 3 Dec 1997     "The federal government is afraid of admitting guilt if it apologizes to natives for the damage done by residential schools, says the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations."

Turtle Island News, 24 Dec 2014     "PORT ALBERNI - A tribal council representing First Nations in the region had strong words for the federal government in response to recent statements by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs regarding

Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 29 Jul 1998     AFN calls for special prescription drug abuse task force OTTAWA (CP) - Prescription drug abuse by aboriginals and other Canadians should be tackled by a special task force, the National Chief of the

Native Journal, Apr 1998     "The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Phil Fontaine, and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada (CGA-Canada), Mr. E

Turtle Island News, 27 Jul 2016     "Aboriginal leaders and provincial premiers say there's no need to wait for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women to get on to work on the issues behind the problem."

Barnsley, Paul, Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 30 Aug 1995, pp.1-2     "100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - AFN Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi can be a Chamberlain or a Churchill as he attempts to negotiate a settlement in an armed standoff, says Ottawa lawyer Bruce Clark."

Graham, Clyde, Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 23 Aug 1995     "The Assembly of First Nations formally rejected Monday the Chretien government's new policy for negotiating self-government agreements, saying it's demeaning and a step backwards."

Turtle Island News, 28 Jul 1999     Natives no longer victims, Fontaine says VANCOUVER - The huge increase in the number of Indians attending post-secondary schools shows what happens when natives take control of their destiny, the Ass

    "Georges Erasmus leaves the top Indian job in the country this month still warning to the wind that Canada should play fair with natives while it has a chance."

    "Ovide Mercredi started his new post as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations early today by telling Canadians they shouldn't be frightened by native demands for rights."

    "Chief Coun. Montour, 49, has said he wants more involvement from the regional chiefs in the national lobby group."

Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 17 Dec 1997     "Aboriginal leaders have written Prime Minister Jean Chretien to complain about being excluded from a first ministers meeting that begins today."

Powless, Lynda, Turtle Island News, 2 Dec 1998, pp.1, 18     "Anishnabek women may be leading the way to the future formation of female version of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)."

Turtle Island News, 21 Nov 2012     "The scaffold Prime Minister Stephen Harper erected in January to help boost the independence and prosperity of Canada's First Nations is being corroded by inaction, and risks collapsing in a familia

Turtle Island News, 4 Mar 2015     "Aboriginal people need to share fully in resource revenues in order to use those developments to lift their communities out of poverty, says a new report submitted to the federal government and the

    "Canada's top native leaders gathered in Ohsweken today for the annual Chiefs of Ontario conference."

    "A tax protest by natives occupying a Revenue Canada building in Toronto could turn violent unless the federal government agrees to negotiate, aboriginal leaders warn."

McEachern, Mark, Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 17 Dec 1997     $100 million and no apology for victims by Mark McEachern WINNIPEG - The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the federal government are close to an historic government to heal the wounds suffered by

Powless, Lynda, Turtle Island News, 4 Feb 2015     "It took three months and a rushed meeting but Prime Minister Stephen Harper finally met with the Assembly of First Nations Nations leader last week."

Garlow, Nahnda, Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON: Two Row Times), 3 Dec 2014     AFN votes for National Chief: SNEC endorses Picard By Nahnda Garlow WINNIPEG - This month, the Assembly of First Nations 2014 Election for the Office of the National Chief will take place on December