He was addressing the BC
Assembly of First Nations on June 24 and called upon the provincial arm of the
Assembly of First Nations to create a Reconciliation Portfolio to ensure implementation of the TRC report and the 94 calls to action.
The
Assembly of First Nations does not represent Metis, non-status or Inuit people.
Assembly of First Nations Chief Ovide Mercredi says the program will provide Native schools with a wider variety of learning resources.
An exciting new educational resource appeared on the scene in October 2018 with the publication of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in conjunction with the
Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Metis Nation, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and Indspire.
In January of this year, she and the
Assembly of First Nations won a landmark victory when the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled that successive federal governments have discriminated against First Nations children by providing less funding for child welfare services on reserves than was provided for other children living in Canada.
The arm of the
Assembly of First Nations in British Columbia (BCAFN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the BC Business Council Sept.
Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations and Family Caring Society, along with the
Assembly of First Nations, filed the complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission in 2007.
Irving Leblanc, the associate director of housing, infrastructure and emergency issues with the
Assembly of First Nations, said the code encompasses a range of issues.