The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is an assembly, modelled on the United Nations General Assembly, of First Nations (Indian bands) represented by their chiefs. It emerged from the Canadian National Indian Brotherhood which dissolved in the late 1970s; AFN was established in 1982. The aims of the organization are to protect and advance the aboriginal and treaty rights and interests of First Nations in Canada, including health, education, culture and language. It represents primarily status Indians.
https://www.afn.ca/policy-sectors/languages-and-culture/