Assembly of First Nations

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:abbreviation AFN
gptkbp:affiliatedWith First Nations communities
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Annual_General_Assembly
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:focus Education
Indigenous people
Reconciliation
Health
Economic development
Justice
Treaty rights
Language revitalization
Environment
Land claims
Child welfare
Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Residential schools
Self-government
gptkbp:founded 1982
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Chiefs-in-Assembly
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Ottawa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Assembly of First Nations
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:National_Chief
gptkbp:membership First Nations chiefs
gptkbp:notableEvent Participation in Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Election of National Chief
Legal challenges on Indigenous rights
Lobbying for Indigenous education funding
Advocacy for UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:George_Erasmus
gptkb:Ovide_Mercredi
gptkb:Perry_Bellegarde
gptkb:Phil_Fontaine
gptkb:RoseAnne_Archibald
gptkb:Shawn_Atleo
gptkb:Matthew_Coon_Come
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
Indigenous languages
gptkbp:organization gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:National_Indian_Brotherhood
gptkbp:purpose Advocacy for First Nations in Canada
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:represents gptkb:First_Nations_peoples
gptkbp:website https://www.afn.ca/
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Government_of_India
International organizations
Provincial governments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4