Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador
AbbreviationAFNQL
Formation1985
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersWendake, Quebec
Chief
Ghislain Picard[1]
Websiteapnql.com
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The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (French: Assemblée des Premières Nations Québec-Labrador, AFNQL) is a political organization representing the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador. It represents these First Nations to the Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones du Québec and to the ministry of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs of Canada. The AFNQL is composed of representatives from 43 communities in the Abenaki, Algonquin, Atikamekw, Cree, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Innu, Huron-Wendat and Naskapi nations, as well as from the Mohawks. The AFNQL does not represent the Inuit or any Inuit community; they are represented by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.[2]

The Assembly meets about 4 times a year to give mandates to its Bureau and to the Commissions it has set up. From 1985 to 1992, the elected chief of the Assembly was Konrad Sioui. Since 1992 it has been Ghislain Picard.[3] The AFNQL is attached to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) whose office is located in Ottawa. The chief of the AFNQL is a member of the AFN executive and can be appointed as the bearer of national files (ex. international, education, health, finance, etc.).[4]

Members

There are 43 communities that are members of the AFNQL.[5][6]

Saint Lawrence Iroquians

Huron-Wendat

  • Nation huronne Wendat

Mohawk

Eastern Algonquians

Abenaki (Grand Council of the Waban-Aki Nation)

  • Première Nation des Abénakis de Wôlinak
  • Odanak

Malecite

  • Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation

Mi'kmaq (Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat)

Northern Algonquians

Atikamekw (Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw)

Cree (Grand Council of the Crees)

Naskapi

Innu

Central Algonquians

(Tribal Council of the Anishinabeg Algonquin Nation and Secretariat of the programs and services of the Algonquin nation)

See also

References

This article has been partially translated from its French counterpart: Assemblée des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador.

  1. ↑ "Picard re-elected as chief of Assembly of First Nations Quebec Labrador for 11th term". Global News. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ↑ (PDF) https://www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/Fichiers_clients/Demande_de_statut_de_participant_APNQL.pdf. Retrieved 29 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (25 January 2022). "Ghislain Picard réélu chef de l'Assemblée des Premières Nations Québec-Labrador". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "About Us". AFNQL. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Our Nations". AFNQL. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Accueil –". iddpnql.ca (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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