Assembly of First Nations

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The Assembly of First Nations is a national advocacy organization in Canada that represents First Nations citizens and their chiefs on issues such as treaty rights, self-determination, and social and economic well-being.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous organization ⓘ
advocacy organization ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ
advocatesFor Indigenous rights ⓘ
implementation of treaties ⓘ
self-government ⓘ
aimsTo improve quality of life for First Nations ⓘ
promote First Nations self-determination ⓘ
protect First Nations rights ⓘ
basedIn Ottawa ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
engagesIn negotiations with federal government ⓘ
policy advocacy ⓘ
public education ⓘ
focusesOn economic well-being ⓘ
self-determination ⓘ
social well-being ⓘ
treaty rights ⓘ
founded 1982 ⓘ
governingBody AFN Executive Committee ⓘ
hasConstituency off-reserve First Nations citizens ⓘ
on-reserve First Nations communities ⓘ
status First Nations ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle National Chief ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure Chiefs-in-Assembly ⓘ
National Chief ⓘ
regional chiefs ⓘ
headquartersLocation Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Ottawa
holds annual general assemblies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus non-profit organization ⓘ
precededBy National Indian Brotherhood ⓘ
regionServed Canada ⓘ
represents First Nations band governments ⓘ
linked to: Indian Act band

First Nations chiefs ⓘ
First Nations citizens ⓘ
First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
scope national ⓘ
subjectOf Indigenous policy debates in Canada ⓘ
typeOfRepresentation political advocacy ⓘ
website https://www.afn.ca/ ⓘ
worksOn economic development ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
health policy ⓘ
housing issues ⓘ
worksWith Government of Canada ⓘ
provincial governments in Canada ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cree → notableOrganization → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
Assembly of First Nations → precededBy → National Indian Brotherhood ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
Ekuanitshit → memberOf → Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
Innu Nation → associatedWith → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
Trail of Broken Treaties → organizer → National Indian Brotherhood ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
Dene peoples → associatedWith → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
Squamish Nation → isMemberOf → BC Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
First Nations of British Columbia → hasPart → BC Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
First Nations in Manitoba → hasRepresentativeBody → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
AFN Executive Committee → partOf → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
AFN Executive Committee → hasParentOrganization → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
National Chief → isPositionOf → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
National Chief → associatedWithOrganization → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
National Chief → reportsTo → Assembly of First Nations Chiefs-in-Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
Chiefs-in-Assembly → partOf → Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
Francophone Innu → governedBy → Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
First Nations in Quebec → hasRepresentativeOrganization → Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations
First Nations in Alberta → hasOrganization → Assembly of First Nations Alberta Regional Office ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of First Nations