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AFN invites premiers, Carney to day of ceremony ahead of October meeting

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Passafiume, A. (2026, September 18). AFN invites premiers, Carney to day of ceremony ahead of October meeting. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/afn-invites-premiers-carney-to-day-of-ceremony-ahead-of-october-meeting/article_a9c1ab09-5e16-526f-be08-778e96406b8f.html

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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has invited provincial premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney to a day-long ceremony preceding their October 26 meeting in Ottawa. This marks the first time such a gathering has taken place in several decades, emphasizing its significance for discussions between First Nations representatives and government leaders.

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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has invited Canadian provincial premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney to a day-long ceremony before their October meeting scheduled for October 26 in Ottawa. This marks the first such gathering in decades, aiming to foster dialogue between Indigenous leaders and government officials on issues affecting First Nations communities across Canada.

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🔮 Monday’s meeting will the first such gathering since the Kelowna Accord talks of 2005, which brought premiers and then-prime minister Paul Martin together with Indigenous leaders to discuss ways to close the socioeconomic gaps in their communities.

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🔮 “I look at some of our former leaders that had to really push and pull just to open these doors, and I wish they could see that today,” Woodhouse Nepinak said recently between last-minute meetings with chiefs to prepare for the First Nations-First Ministers meeting in Ottawa on Monday.

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🔮 Assembly of First Nations regional chiefs will join premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney for a rare meeting in late October – the first such meeting between chiefs and first ministers in decades.

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🔮 Assembly of First Nations regional chiefs will join premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney for a rare meeting in late October — the first such meeting between chiefs and first ministers in decades.

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🔮 The premiers, Carney and First Nations representatives are set to meet in Ottawa on Oct. 26 — the first such gathering in decades.

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The Assembly of First Nations has invited premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney to a day-long ceremony ahead of their October meeting. asserted

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The premiers, Carney and First Nations representatives are set to meet in Ottawa on Oct. 26 — the first such gathering in decades. asserted

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AFN invites premiers, Carney to day of ceremony ahead of October meeting

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