LibGuides: Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Indigenous Organizations

It Feels Like We're On the Cusp: First Nations and the Future of Canadian Citizenship (53:59) 2013 Part history lesson, part memoir, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations takes to the stage to share stories of the people he represents and his own past. In his lecture titled It Feels Like We're On the Cusp, National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo sets out why he believes First Nations peoples are on the cusp of change. The Institute for Canadian Citizenship's 11th LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium is presented in partnership with the Stratford Festival. It was recorded at Stratford's Avon Theatre on August 10, 2013.
Shifting Attitudes (07:00) 2016 Chief Morley Googoo, Assembly of First Nations' (AFN) regional chief for Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, says shifting political attitudes toward Indigenous peoples in Canada offers a big opportunity that should be seized.
What is the AFN? (2:31) 2018 The Assembly of First Nations is an advocacy organization for First Nations peoples. It's the largest one in Canada, representing more than 900,000 people from 635 communities.
Inuit Nunangat 101 | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (5:05) 2017 An introduction to Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homelands.
The Métis Nation and the Métis National Council | MNCinfo (28:05) 2021 President Chartier reflects on why and how the Métis people created and developed the Métis National Council as the national voice of the Métis Nation and the critical role its decisions have played in addressing needs and advancing Métis Nation self-government in Canada.

Assembly of First Nations Advocating for the rights and quality of life of First Nations people in Canada. AFN advocates for First Nations in Canada, facilitating regional discussions and dialogue, advocacy efforts and campaigns, legal and policy analysis, and building relationships between First Nations, governments, businesses and the general public.
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples The national voice for off-reserve Indigenous Peoples since 1971.
Métis National Council The Métis Nation is represented at the national and international levels by the Métis National Council which receives its mandate and direction from its Governing Members, the democratically elected governments of the Métis Nation within Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami The National Representational Organization Protecting and Advancing the Rights and Interests of Inuit in Canada

The contemporary context for Indigenous political organization and activism can be defined according to two central themes. The first is the political recognition implied by the federal government’s willingness to negotiate new "modern-day" treaties (comprehensive land claims) with Indigenous groups that lack pre-existing treaties with Canada. The second incorporates evolving legal realities in Canada that could potentially redefine the relationship between Indigenous people and the nation-state.

Dyck, Noel and Tonio Sadik. "Indigenous Political Organization and Activism in Canada".
The Canadian Encyclopedia, 04 December 2020, Historica Canada.