Archibald tells AFN ‘the regional chiefs have usurped your authority’ as assembly rejects suspension

Three-quarters of the assembled chiefs voted in support of RoseAnne Archibald on July 5, after the executive committee moved to suspend the national chief.

AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald has described the AFN secretariat, the AFN executive committee, and the National Indian Brotherhood as 'a colonial structure' that is 'not grounded in our values or traditions.' Photograph courtesy of Laura Barrios

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

July 6, 2022

The Assembly of First Nations' corporate structure is “a colonial structure” that needs to be replaced, said National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, as she made the case against the AFN executive's decision to suspend her pe...

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