Newly elected Cindy Woodhouse faces significant challenges in restoring AFN credibility among First Nations By Joseph Quesnel Cindy Woodhouse, the newly elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), has a lot of work to do as she sets out to unify the fractured organization and rebuild its legitimacy in the eyes of First Nations across Canada. To begin, the new national chief should forge her own independent path. Instead of immediately prioritizing internal reforms, she could facilitate reconciliation within First Nation communities by showing leadership in addressing ongoing, challenging conversations that remain unresolved in First Nation communities right now. Although engaging in these discussions will subject her to criticism, leading from the top on difficult topics will often do that. The first topic of conversation is the matter of unmarked graves near residential schools. In 2021, the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Indigenous community in British Columb...
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