DCHP-2

Assembly of First Nations Assembly of the First Nations, AFN DCHP-2 (September 2016)

• n. — Aboriginal, especially First Nations, Politics

  the national organization representing status Indians in Canada.

  Type: 1. Origin — The organization was formed in 1982, replacing the National Indian Brotherhood, which had existed since 1968. Its purpose is to protect and promote Aboriginal and treaty rights, land claims, economic development, education, languages, health, housing and all other issues relevant to the First Nations. The term is most prevalent in Canada (see Chart 1).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "Assembly of First Nations".

  See also: First Nation  status  Idle No More