KO Chiefs host AFN Grand Chief at meeting in Winnipeg
Grand Chief Phil Fontaine addressed the Chiefs of Keewaytinook Okimakanak on the first day of their meeting in Winnipeg today. Geordi Kakepetum, KO Executive Director, presented the Grand Chief with a Briefing package that contained a strategy to address the various AFN resolutions passed by the Chiefs-in-Assembly at the AFN July 2004 and the AFN December, 2005 gatherings.
The Briefing Note describes five of the current issues challenging First Nations and Keewaytinook Okimakanak at this time. Click here to see this Briefing Note (64K - PDF document).
The background Information about each of these five issues provides details about how these issues influence the development of First Nation services and programs. Click here to read these Background Notes (310K - PDF document).
The first two video clips (raw footage) about this meeting have been posted and are available for viewing (watch for the edited and compressed versions over the next few days). Click here to watch Phil's arrival at the Chiefs' Meeting.(wmv, 2 minutes)
Click here to watch the first section of Phil's presentation to the chiefs about the residential school settlement (wmv, 13 minutes)