The New Brunswick regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) asked several cabinet ministers Thursday where First Nations rank in the federal government’s priorities.

The AFN advocates for more than 630 chiefs across Canada and has been meeting in Ottawa for its annual winter assembly this week. Chiefs and delegates had the chance to ask questions of two separate panels of federal ministers on Thursday.

"Former Prime Minister Trudeau’s commitment was that nothing was more important to him than First Nations in Canada, so we are curious to where First Nations initiatives currently rank on your list of priorities," Joanna Bernard asked the ministers.

She said she would also like a written response from the prime minister. Mark Carney addressed the assembly Tuesday, but was no

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