Chiefs-in-Assembly

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Chiefs-in-Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the Assembly of First Nations, comprising the elected chiefs from First Nations communities across Canada who gather to set national policy and direction.

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Label Occurrences
Chiefs-in-Assembly canonical 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
decision-making body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction First Nations in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
associatedWith First Nations governance ⓘ
Indigenous rights in Canada ⓘ
Indigenous self-determination ⓘ
composedOf First Nations community leaders ⓘ
elected chiefs ⓘ
convenesFor national policy decisions ⓘ
strategic direction setting ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
decisionScope national ⓘ
focusesOn land rights ⓘ
self-government ⓘ
social and economic issues affecting First Nations ⓘ
treaty rights ⓘ
governs policy positions of the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
political advocacy priorities of the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver resolutions of the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
hasRole highest decision-making authority of the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
sets national direction for the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
sets national policy for the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
French ⓘ
makesDecisionsBy resolution ⓘ
voting ⓘ
meetsAt Assembly of First Nations gatherings ⓘ
meetsFrequency periodically ⓘ
membershipCriteria elected chiefs of First Nations communities ⓘ
oversees mandate of the National Chief ⓘ
overall direction of the Assembly of First Nations executive ⓘ
partOf Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
primaryFunction collective decision-making by First Nations chiefs ⓘ
endorsement of national positions on First Nations issues ⓘ
recognizedAs highest authority within the Assembly of First Nations governance structure ⓘ
represents First Nations communities across Canada ⓘ
representsInterestOf First Nations citizens in Canada ⓘ
linked to: First Nations
topicOf First Nations political organization ⓘ
Indigenous governance in Canada ⓘ
typeOfBody deliberative assembly ⓘ
representative body ⓘ
worksWith National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
linked to: National Chief

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