b'AFN SCAAdvancing PrioritiesAnnual AFN Special Chiefs Assemblydeliberates on top issues for 2023O n December 6-8, 2022, theresolution mandates parameters for long- and Social Development portfolio Assembly of First Nationsterm reform to the FNCFS Program andholder, during the assembly. Now we (AFN) hosted their annualJordans Principle.look to Canada to do whats necessary to Special Chiefs AssemblyFirst Nations have come togetherfulfill these requirements for providing (SCA) at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa,in unity to stand up for our childrenadequate and rapid compensation, and Ont. Over 1,700 First Nations leaders,who were impacted by the biased childwork with First Nations communities to Knowledge Keepers, women, youth,and family welfare system and Jordansreform the system so that families are no government officials and other delegatesPrinciple, said AFN Manitoba Regionallonger torn apart. We, as First Nations, gathered from across the country toChief Cindy Woodhouse, lead negotiatorare focused on the best interests of our assess progress and participate in decision making to advance First Nations priori-ties across a range of topics, including child welfare, safe drinking water, gun control and MMIWG2S+.First Nations-in-Assembly passed 23 resolutions during the SCA, reaffirming a direction for top priorities such as rights recognition, healing and justice. Two resolutions on First Nations children and families through the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) Program and Jordans Principle were also passed. The first resolution calls for swift compensation for survivors of discriminatory funding from the FNCFS Program and narrow application of Jordans Principle, while the second 26l I ssue2 2022/23C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne'