Suspension of National Chief RoseAnne Archibald calls structure and culture of the AFN into question

The Assembly of First Nations will hold its annual general assembly this week and AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald plans to attend it and to speak up about her controversial suspension.

Hundreds gather on Parliament Hill to protest Indigenous issues during the gathering of the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2018. The AFN will host its Annual General Assembly in Vancouver on July 5-7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHELSEA NASH

July 4, 2022

After suspending its first ever national chief less than one year into her mandate, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) needs to reckon with its misogynistic culture and the way it represents First Nations, Indigenous leaders say.

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