Chairperson with Squamish Nation says Assembly of First Nations staff are wrong to bar resolutions on child welfare
The Assembly of First Nations is not allowing resolutions on child welfare at its coming annual general assembly, including one that called for it to publicly apologize for comments made in front of a tribunal.
The AFN also barred a resolution moved by Osoyoos Indian Band which called for the AFN to publicly apologize for the “disrespect” shown to First Nations who view the potlatch ceremony as an integral aspect of their culture and sovereignty. In an e-mail to Khelsilem, the assembly said all resolutions regarding child welfare are being moved to a special chiefs assembly to be held in September, when chiefs are expected to debate and vote on a settlement of more than $20-billion with Canada on reforms to the child welfare system.
In a statement, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said the decision to move child welfare resolutions to the fall was made by the assembly’s executive committee to allow for “discussions and information sharing through regional engagement sessions from July to mid-September.” The AFN told Khelsilem that some of the clauses in the barred resolution were in conflict with previous mandates from chiefs.
Three regional chiefs, representing British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec-Labrador, said in a letter to Woodhouse Nepinak in early June that the assembly is overstepping its mandate in negotiating reforms with Canada, and that it’s attempting to sideline the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society from the process altogether.
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