The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is a body of Aboriginal leaders in Canada. The aims of the organization are to protect the rights, treaty obligations, and claims of citizens of the First Nations in Canada. Aboriginal peoples in Canada are indigenous peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982 as the Indians (First Nations), Métis, and Inuit. ... Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ...

The current National Chief of the AFN is Phil Fontaine. Larry Phillip (Phil) Fontaine (born September 20, 1944) is an Aboriginal Canadian leader. ...

See also: Assembly of First Nations leadership conventions. Assembly of First Nations leadership conventions are held every three years to elect the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. ...

Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations

• 1968 - 1970 - Walter Dieter
• 1970 - 1976 - George Manuel
• 1976 - 1980 - Noel Starblanket
• 1980 - 1982 - Delbert Riley
• 1982 - 1985 - David Ahenakew
• 1985 - 1991 - Georges Erasmus
• 1991 - 1997 - Ovide Mercredi
• 1997 - 2000 - Phil Fontaine (first term)
• 2000 - 2003 - Matthew Coon Come
• 2003 - present - Phil Fontaine (second term)

Other Aboriginal organizations: 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... George Manuel (February 21, 1921—November 15, 1989) was an Aboriginal leader in Canada. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Ahenakew in 1976 David Ahenakew (born July 28, 1933) is a Canadian First Nations politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Georges Henry Erasmus (born August 8, 1948, in Rae Edzo, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian aboriginal politician. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Larry Phillip (Phil) Fontaine (born September 20, 1944) is an Aboriginal Canadian leader. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Coon Come (born near Mistissini, Quebec, in 1956) is a Canadian politician and activist of Cree descent. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Larry Phillip (Phil) Fontaine (born September 20, 1944) is an Aboriginal Canadian leader. ...

• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
• Métis National Council

The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ) is an organization in Canada that represents over 40,000 Inuit. ... The Métis National Council is the national representative of the Métis people in Canada. ...

External link

• Assembly of First Nations
• Continuing Negociations: First Nations and the State — Historical essay, illustrated with photographs, drawings and artefacts