The Canadian Press The Assembly of First Nations has postponed a special assembly for chiefs to vote on a landmark child welfare reform deal with Canada due to concerns about the process and a late translation of the document to French. The Assembly was scheduled to be held in September in Winnipeg, but it will not happen now until October or November, the AFN said. “While many chiefs have told me they are eager to support the draft agreement next month, the AFN executive committee has agreed to provide more time for other chiefs to review the draft agreement,” National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak wrote in a letter. “In the meantime, I am looking forward to meeting with more chiefs over the coming weeks to discuss the agreement, listen to…
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