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Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Secretariat Inc.

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Citizenship and Governance Culture Decolonization Economics and Finance Extreme poverty Indigenous Peoples Social Development Water Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Men and boys Policy advice Research Violence against women Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Employment Indigenous issues Poverty Social policy Sustainable Development: Biodiversity Climate change Disaster management and vulnerability Education Energy Finance Freshwater Health Land management Mining Protecting and managing the natural resources
Geographic scope:	Local
Country of activity:	Canada
Millennium Development Goals:	Ensure environmental sustainability Promote gender equality and empower women Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Mission statement:	The mandate of AMC, is through the Chiefs-in-Assembly, to devise collective and common political strategies and mechanisms for coordinated action by First Nations and their organizations to: •Promote, preserve, and project Aboriginal and Treaty rights for First Nation people in Manitoba; •Preserve and enhance the rights and freedoms of First Nations in Manitoba as distinct peoples; •Strengthen and restore the foundations of First Nations cultures, traditions, languages, economies, and societies; •Affirm First Nation rights as peoples to exercise and practice self-determination and self-government; •Protect the integrity and authority of each First Nation’s customs, laws, and practices; and •Preserve and enhance the role and equal participation of First Nation women within political, economic and social spheres of First Nation governments and organizations. For the greater certainty, the AMC will function as a political coordinating entity only on the common issues and strategies mandated by the Chiefs-in-Assembly and not as a program and service delivery entity.
Year established:	1988
Year of registration:	1988
Organizational structure:	The AMC Grand Chief receives direction from 62 of the 63 Chiefs in Assembly. In between these Assemblies, the AMC Executive Council acts as the decision-making body. Chiefs Committees provide oversight, guidance and direction on a number of areas. The Assembly also has a Women's Council, Elders Council and Grandmothers Council that meets regularly and provide advice to the Grand Chief, Chiefs Committees, Executive Council of Chiefs and the Chiefs-in-Assembly. The AMC Secretariat provides technical support to the Grand Chief and the Chiefs in Assembly.
Number and type of members:	62 out of 63 First Nations in Manitoba are members of the AMC.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Assembly of First Nations
Funding structure other:	Contribution agreements with federal and provincial governments.

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