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By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on the federal government to place First Nations priorities at the centre of Canada\u2019s national agenda as Parliament resumes this month. Woodhouse Nepinak outlined the AFN\u2019s priorities on Sept. 17 in Treaty 2 Territory in Brandon, Manitoba, ahead of the fall parliamentary session and a planned First Nations\u2013First Ministers\u2019 Meeting in Ottawa next month. \u201cThe world is changing rapidly, and the coming months will bring important decisions for Canada, and for First Nations,\u201d Woodhouse Nepinak said in an AFN statement. She addressed economic and sovereignty-related pressures involving the United States, saying Canada and First Nations must move beyond simply managing risks. \u201cWe can be an example to the… <\/p>\n

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By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on the federal government to place First Nations priorities at the centre of Canada\u2019s national agenda as Parliament resumes this month. Woodhouse Nepinak outlined the AFN\u2019s priorities on Sept. 17 in Treaty 2 Territory in Brandon, Manitoba, ahead of the fall parliamentary session and a planned First Nations\u2013First Ministers\u2019 Meeting in Ottawa next month. \u201cThe world is changing rapidly, and the coming months will bring important decisions for Canada, and for First Nations,\u201d Woodhouse Nepinak said in an AFN statement. She addressed economic and sovereignty-related pressures involving the United States, saying Canada and First Nations must move beyond simply managing risks. \u201cWe can be an example to the... <\/p>\n

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