Media Advisory – Assembly of First Nations National Chief to Speak at Public Forum in Halifax on November 16: “A New Partnership: Building Relationship Through Education”

Media Advisory – Assembly of First Nations National
Chief to Speak at Public Forum in Halifax on
November 16: “A New Partnership: Building
Relationship Through Education”

OTTAWA, Nov. 12, 2015  – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde will be in Halifax on Monday, November 16 to participate in the  Public Forum “A New Partnership: Building Relationship through Education”. The National Chief will speak on the priority of First Nations education and re-engaging with the federal government as partners to move forward on First Nations Control of First Nations education.

Details:

Event:	Public forum “A New Partnership: Building Relationship Through Education”
Date:	Monday, November 16, 2015
Time:	9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. – Speech by AFN National Chief Bellegarde 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. – National Chief Bellegarde and the Right Honourable Paul Martin will participate in a Q&A with participants at the public forum
Location:	Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The public forum “A New Partnership: Building Relationship Through Education” is organized by Engage Nova Scotia and Treaty Education Nova Scotia, a partnership between Mi’kmaq Chiefs and the provincial government to educate Aboriginals and non-Aboriginal students about Nova Scotia’s Treaty relationship. The conference is taking place on Monday November 16th at the Halifax Central Library.  More information on the public forum is available at: www.engagenovascotia.ca

The Assembly of First Nations is the national organization representing First Nations citizens in Canada. Follow AFN on Twitter @AFN_Comms, @AFN_Updates.

For further information: Alain Garon, AFN Bilingual Communications Officer, 613-247-6789 ext. 382, 613-292-0857, agaron@afn.ca; Jenna Young Castro, AFN Communications Officer613-241-6789 ext. 401, 613-314-8157, jyoung@afn.ca