Assembly of First Nations Chief Supports Child Welfare System Reform

Assembly of First Nations chief supports child welfare system reform

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak expressed full support for Ontario First Nations calling for implementation of their $8.5 billion final agreement with the federal government for the long-term reform of Canada’s child welfare system.

Assembly of First Nations Calls for Implementation of the Ontario Final Agreement on First Nations Child Welfare

(May 6, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak today expressed her full support for Ontario First Nations calling for implementation of their $8.5 billion final agreement with the federal government for the long-term reform of Canada's discriminatory child welfare system. Late last week,