Our Constitution Where We’ve Come From Ours has been a long journey to return to us our right to govern our People and our land. In the 1960s and 1970s our Elders and wise leaders called on the federal government to return our traditional ways. For twenty years we...
The Champagne Aishihik First Nations (“CAFN”) Constitution was last reviewed and amended in 2017. The Constitution may be reviewed, and amendments considered, every 5 years, making this year, 2022, the year for proposed amendments. CAFN Citizens may submit proposed...
Dän nätthe dätthʼi (Chief and Council) The CAFN Dän nätthe dätthʼi or Council is elected every four years and made up of: The Dän nätthe äda (Chief) Four Dän nätthe dätthʼi (Councillors); One Äshäw Dän nätthe äda (Elder Councillor); and One Shäna Dän nätthe äda (Youth...
Governance – Dän Nätthe Dätthʼi (They are sitting before the people) The Governance Department provides support and services to the CAFN Government, departments and Citizens. The Governance Department is responsible for: maintaining citizenship and law registry;...
Laws & Guiding Documents These Guiding Documents lay the foundation for the CAFN government. Structured to meet modern and legal standards, while remaining rooted in traditional and cultural values, the following documents guide the work of the CAFN. Vision...
OFFICIAL POLL RESULTS Posted October 24, 2022 Please click here for a pdf copy NOTICE OF ELECTION Sep 13, 2022 – updated October 5, 2022Grant of Poll Date Election Day will be Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 11:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. VOTERS LIST. The Voter’s List is...
Government Administration Act Amendment November 24, 2020 Council approved the third and final reading of amendments to CAFN’s Government Administration Act (GAA) on November 12, 2020. Council work to amend the GAA has been ongoing over the last twenty (20) months....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2018 Dakwäkäda (Haines Junction) – Today Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) marks the 25th anniversary of signing our Final and Self-Government Agreements with the governments of Canada and Yukon. “For 25 years, the governments...
September 25, 2020CAFN Citizens:Over the last eighteen (18) months, the First Nations Council has been working to amend the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Government Administration Act, which was enacted in 2007 and amended in 2012. The GAA (Government...
