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AFN chief rebukes Alberta separation talks in meeting with King Charles
Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Albertans can leave Canada but cannot take Indigenous land, as a referendum on separation looms.
- Assembly of First Nations national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak rebuked the Alberta separation movement during a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace today.
- The Alberta government plans a referendum in October asking voters whether to remain part of Canada or pursue separation, prompting Woodhouse Nepinak's intervention on First Nations land rights.
- Woodhouse Nepinak told The Canadian Press that if Albertans choose to leave, they cannot take the land, asserting First Nations are foundational partners whose relationship with the Crown remains unchanged by politics.
- During the meeting, she invited The King to Canada for upcoming treaty anniversaries and discussed collaborating on a youth initiative and commissioning new treaty medals.
- Emphasizing unity, Woodhouse Nepinak reaffirmed that as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the river flows, the treaty relationship between First Nations and the Crown remains constant.
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The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, visited King Charles III to discuss Alberta's separation.
·Montreal, Canada
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The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations criticized Alberta's separatist movement during a meeting with King Charles III on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace.
·Montreal, Canada
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AFN chief rebukes Alberta separation talks in meeting with King Charles
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations rebuked the Alberta separation movement during a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace today.
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources38
Leaning Left26Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution84% Left
Bias Distribution
- 84% of the sources lean Left
84% Left
L 84%
C 16%
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