Assembly of First Nations backs permanent Gaza ceasefire

Emergency resolution introduced by former Treaty 6 grand chief and PC MP Willie Littlechild spoke of Palestinians as an Indigenous People.

Wilton Littlechild of Ermineskin Cree Nation brought forward a resolution at the AFN Special Chiefs Meetings calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. (Screenshot/CPAC)

Media coverage of the Assembly of First Nations’ (AFN) Special Chiefs Meeting understandably focused on Cindy Woodhouse’s election as the new national chief on Dec. 7.

But this foc…