The AFNQL is composed of representatives from 43 communities in the Abenaki, Algonquin, Atikamekw, Cree, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Innu, Huron-Wendat and Naskapi nations, as well as from the Mohawks.

[2] The Assembly meets about 4 times a year to give mandates to its Bureau and to the Commissions it has set up.

[3] The AFNQL is attached to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) whose office is located in Ottawa.

The chief of the AFNQL is a member of the AFN executive and can be appointed as the bearer of national files (ex.

[5][6] Huron-Wendat Mohawk Abenaki (Grand Council of the Waban-Aki Nation [fr]) Malecite Mi'kmaq (Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat) Atikamekw (Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw) Cree (Grand Council of the Crees) Naskapi Innu (Tribal Council of the Anishinabeg Algonquin Nation [fr] and Secretariat of the programs and services of the Algonquin nation [fr]) This article has been partially translated from its French counterpart: Assemblée des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador.