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Five candidates vie for the role of AFN national chief
Business in Vancouver
This week, First Nations chiefs from across the country will gather in Vancouver to decide who will helm the most…
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Bellegarde says his ‘job’s not done’ on eve of Assembly of First Nations election
iPolitics
The current national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is hoping for the opportunity to finish the work he…
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Perry Bellegarde Launches Campaign for Re-election as National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Perry Bellegarde, the current National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), today launched his campaign for re-election with…
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UN principles key in laws affecting Indigenous people: AFN chief
Globe and Mail - May 1, 2018
Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde is urging Ottawa to incorporate “free, prior and informed” principles in legislation impacting…
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AFN National Chief to seek audience with Pope
iPolitics - April 19, 2018
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde will seek an audience with Pope Francis just under a month after…
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‘Big mistake’ not having Indigenous rep at key pipeline meeting: Bellegarde
CTV - April 13, 2018
It was a "big mistake" for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to not invite Indigenous representation to Sunday’s big pipeline meeting,…
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With persistence and tenacity: a conversation with National Chief Perry Bellegarde
iPolitics - March 16, 2018
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde calls for national strategy to address racism following Stanley verdict
Regina Leader-Post - February 11, 2018
Assembly of First Nations national Chief Perry Bellegarde believes he has a backer in the federal government in his wish…
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A Vote for Bill C-262 is a Vote for Reconciliation and Human Rights
iPolitics - February 9, 2018
This week, the House of Commons voted to send MP Romeo Saganash’s Private Members Bill C-262, the United Nations Declaration…
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AFN Chief calls on First Nations to create their own child-welfare legislation
Globe and Mail - January 25, 2018
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is urging First Nations across Canada to create their own child-welfare legislation…
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Reconfiguration of “Indian Act” nations is work for chief and councils—Bellegarde
Windspeaker - January 11, 2018
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde say “unprecedented access” to the prime minister and federal Cabinet ministers has…
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‘If you want to become an MP, you better listen to us’: Bellegarde says First Nations are becoming an electoral force
Hill Times - December 20, 2017
First Nations people are now voting in federal elections more than ever before and emerging as such an influential force…
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‘We’ve got things moving,’ AFN national chief Bellegarde touts new federal money in re-election pitch
Hill Times - December 18, 2017
“We’ve got things moving,” he said, touting the billions of dollars the federal government has earmarked for Indigenous development since the…
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Perry Bellegarde on Gord Downie: ‘He will continue to walk with us’
Macleans - October 26, 2017
Canada lost an extraordinary musician, wordsmith and advocate when my friend Gord Downie went on his final journey. This great…
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National Chief Perry Bellegarde backs B.C. First Nations activists occupying two fish farms
Georgia Straight - September 1, 2017
Protesters who've moved into two B.C. aquaculture operations have received support from the national chief of the Assembly of First…
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AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde supports removing John A. Macdonald’s name from Ontario schools
CBC News - August 24, 2017
Perry Bellegarde, national chief for the Assembly of First Nations, supports a motion passed by the Elementary Teachers Federation of…
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