AFN’s role, relationship with feds expected to be deciding factors in upcoming national chief race

First Nations jurisdiction over pipelines, child welfare, the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and the proposed Indigenous rights recognition framework are also expected to be top issues in the upcoming national chief election.
The Assembly of First Nations will vote to decide on its national chief for the next three years in July, and with four names currently in the ring, debate over the AFN's raison d’être and its relationship with the federal government are expected to once again help shape the race. “Two of [th...

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