Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable
Sectoral Follow-up Sessions
May 31st, 2005 Policy Retreat
Policy Retreat of Members of the Cabinet Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and National Aboriginal Leaders
On Tuesday, May 31st, 2005, the Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and the leaders of five National Aboriginal Organizations met for a Policy Retreat in a new spirit of cooperation and to address long-term challenges. This meeting was held as follow-up to the third commitment made at the April 19th, 2004 Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable.
The leaders of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the Métis National Council (MNC), the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) and the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) also signed joint accords with the Government of Canada that will ensure their direct involvement in Aboriginal policy development.
Further information on the Policy Retreat including copies of the joint accords can be found at:
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The documentation contained on this website does not necessarily represent the views of any government or National Aboriginal Organization. The purpose of this website is to share information related to the Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable: background papers, Facilitator's sectoral and final reports, agendas and media announcements.
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