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The Great Circle of our First Nations

The Great Circle of our First Nations

The Great Circle of our First Nations

Welcome to the AFNQL

The AFNQL was created in May 1985. It is composed of the Chiefs’ Assembly and an administrative office. The Assembly is composed of Chiefs from 43 communities of the First Nations of Quebec-Labrador and represent a total of ten Nations: Abenaki, Algonquin, Atikamekw, Cree, Hurons-Wendat, Innu, Maliseet, Mi’gmaq, Mohawk, and Naskapi.

The AFNQL holds Chiefs’ Assemblies four times a year, at which time it is empowered with different political mandates to its administrative office and Commissions created by the Chiefs’ Assembly. The Chiefs-in-Assembly elect, for a three-year mandate, the AFNQL Chief.

The current Chief, Mr. Ghislain Picard has been holding this appointment since 1992, and has embarked in his tenth term of office.

The AFNQL is attached to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) whose office is located in Ottawa. The Chief of the AFNQL is a member of the AFN Executive and can be named holder of national files (examples: international, education, health, finances, etc).

Latest News

April 2, 2020 – COVID-19: FIRST NATIONS MUST BE FULLY INVOLVED IF QUEBEC IS GOING TO FLATTEN THE CURVE WITH THE HELP OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION

March 18, 2020 – COVID-19: Maintaining the operations of the AFNQL and its Regional Commissions and Organizations

March 9, 2020 – Press Release – The AFNQL Calls for a Special First Ministers’ Meeting on First Nations Issues

February 17, 2020 – Job opening – AFNQL Administrative Assistant Position

February 12, 2020 – Press release – Laurent Commission: The AFNQL and the FNQLHSSC advocate for the future of First Nations children

January 27, 2020 – Press release – Follow-up to the commissions of inquiry – The Québec government and the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) agree on an organizational context

January 24, 2020 – Media advisory – Second Meeting of the Dialogue Table on the Recommendations of the Viens Report and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

January 20, 2020 – Press Release – Federal Act 92: The AFNQL will not compromise the well being of its children and families, despite the obstruction of the Legault government

January 10, 2020 – Press Release – The AFNQL Responds to the Call for Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en First Nation

December 19, 2019 – Press Release – The Legault Government puts its own interests above those of First Nations children: It’s a shame

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media Clippings

 

Photos

June 21, 2019 – Amherst Street becomes Atateken Street

Upcoming Events

AFNQL Chiefs Assembly

Declaration on a First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sovereignty Affirmation Process

SOVEREIGNTY-AFFIRMATION