AFN eyes joint Cabinet committee on indigenous issues

Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples could be among the Liberal government’s first priorities on the file.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde wants the Liberal government to set up a joint Cabinet committee with the AFN executive—which would include Mr. Bellegarde and the regional chiefs—as a first step in rese...

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