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First Nations leaders show opposition to separatism at Alberta legislature
First Nations chiefs oppose Alberta separatism, demanding legal action and a non-confidence vote. They cite treaty violations and foreign interference risks, while 51% of Calgarians see negative economic impact.
- On Monday at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton, more than a dozen First Nations chiefs urged a non-confidence vote over Premier Danielle Smith's handling of a separatist movement.
- The petition's mechanics — nearly 178,000 signatures and an Oct. 19 date — require separatist organizers to gather support, while the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs of Treaty 6, 7 and 8 warned it would trample treaty rights.
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Chief Sheldon Sunshine said to reporters, 'Our rights are being minimized', while Confederacy of Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi said he knew the vote wouldn't pass but took a stand.
- The motion was shut down by Smith's United Conservative Party majority Monday, while a Calgary Chamber of Commerce report found 51 per cent of Calgarians say separatism harms the economy, with 93 per cent negative.
- Multiple First Nations legal challengers seek injunctions against referendum petitions, including Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation's lawsuit in Court of King's Bench; Rajan Sawhney said, 'First Nation leaders have a right to engage with the Crown.
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First Nations chiefs go to Alberta legislature, pressure province to end separation debate
More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta's legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to stomp out the push for the province to quit Canada.
The Toronto Star
Indigenous chiefs go to Alberta legislature, pressure province to nip separatism push
EDMONTON - More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta's legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to stomp out
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dailyguardian.caIndigenous Chiefs gather at legislature, pressure Alberta to quash separatism push
Fifty First Nations chiefs, councillors and elders gathered at Alberta's legislature, calling on the UCP government to stomp out the push for the province to leave Canada.
Alberta NDP defeated in non-confidence motion over separatism dispute with First Nations
EDMONTON — Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi introduced a motion of non-confidence in the provincial government Monday after First Nations leaders called on legislators to denounce separatism. The motion, brought forward in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, states the legislature does not have confidence in the government because of what it describes as a failure to renounce separatism and the resulting damage to relations between First…
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