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Assembly of First Nations (AFN, Assembly of First Nations) - panindiańska organization contemporary indigenous peoples of Canada, which is an official partner of the Ottawa federal government in matters concerning the legal status of Canadian Indians and Inuit, their treaty rights, territorial claims, the development of self-governance, social rights, etc. . AFN was formed in 1982, after the reorganization of the existing since 1968, the organization of the National Indian Brotherhood (NIB, National Indian Brotherhood). It consists of leaders ( "leaders ") 639 formally recognized by the Aboriginal groups in Canada (called First Nations), every three years, electing their own a