“On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, we urge Minister Rebecca Alty of Crown-Indigenous Relations to withdraw Bill C-21 and fulfill the Government’s duty to consult with First Nations and its obligation to implement First Nations Treaties.” AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released a statement today in response to Bill C-21, An Act to give effect to the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, which is moving to its second reading in the House of Commons. Read the statement here: https://ow.ly/hayt50YOGzo.
