Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs Rebecca Chartrand, left to right, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, right, look on as Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with media following the First Nations and First Ministers' meeting in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)