Assembly of First Nations Supports Tools and Skills Building for Financial Literacy

November 6, 2012

(Ottawa, ON) –During Financial Literacy Month, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo expressed support for continued skills building and capacity development for First Nations in business and financial management.

“More and more First Nations are gaining access to adequate and relevant tools and products they need to make important business decisions and drive their own economies and communities,” said AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo.  “Support for capacity development, including a number of initiatives by the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada, at the community level is essential as First Nations continue to lead the way in creating economies and communities for our peoples to learn, grow and thrive.”

AFOA Canada recently released its members the Journal for Aboriginal Management, under the theme of Financial Literacy.  AFOA is a non-political, Aboriginal controlled, membership based organization governed by a Board of Directors which represents the grass roots of our Aboriginal communities. AFOA Canada was founded in 1999 as a result of a joint initiative of the Assembly of First Nations and the Certified General Accountants Association (CGA) of Canada to raise financial and management skills in First Nations and to build the foundation for self-government. AFOA’s premise is that developing finance and management skills is essential to Aboriginal economic and social prosperity.

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For more information please contact:  

Jenna Young AFN Communications Officer 613-241-6789, ext 401; 613-314-8157 or jyoung@afn.ca

Alain Garon AFN Bilingual Communications Officer 613-241-6789, ext 382; 613-292-0857 or agaron@afn.ca