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The Chiefs of Keewaytinook Okimakanak are meeting in Winnipeg for their annual December chiefs' meeting. As the board of directors of Keewaytinook Okimakanak, the chiefs direct the ongoing development and operation of their tribal council on behalf of their First Nations. Click here to check out the pictures from the meeting.

KO staff are in attendance to provide reports and support the chiefs in their work.

On Wednesday, the chiefs will be meeting with other members of the Northern Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN - http://smart.knet.ca/satellite) to discuss the development of this initiative.

Everyone is invited to watch the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly online at http://afn.ca. The sessions are being webcast live.

From the AFN Press Release ...

     OTTAWA, Dec. 1  - The Assembly of First Nations Annual Special Chiefs Assembly is being held this Tuesday, December 5 to Thursday, December 7 at the Westin Hotel and Ottawa Congress Centre. A full agenda is posted on the AFN website, www.afn.ca

December 5 Highlights include:

•      National Chief Phil Fontaine's Opening Remarks at 9:45 a.m.; followed by National Protest "To Save Our Legacy", Parliament Hill, at 11:30 a.m.
• Reports on AFN's Make Poverty History campaign; AFN's RCAP Report Card; update on United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples; Chiefs in Assembly Statement.

December 6 Highlights include:

•      Addressing Urgent Needs, Securing Sustainable Solutions: Drinking Water and Housing; presentations by Downtown Vancouver Eastside Women's Shelter, and Aboriginal Women on the Move Cycling to End Family Violence.

December 7 Highlights include:

•      Address by INAC Minister Jim Prentice at approximately 9 a.m. and Closing Remarks by National Chief Phil Fontaine at 11:30 a.m.

     The Assembly of First Nations is the national organization representing First Nations citizens in Canada.

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/For further information: Bryan Hendry, A/Director of Communications, (613) 241-6789, ext. 229, Cell.: (613) 293-6106, bhendry@afn.ca; Media registration: Nancy Pine, Communications Advisor to National Chief, Cell.: (613) 298-6382, npine@afn.ca/