First Nations may continue to keep borders closed despite provincial plans, Chief Bellegarde says GlobePolitics
The national chief, seen here during a news conference in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2020, said a more prudent approach to an economic ramp-up plan would be to ensure the full inclusion of First Nations people.Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says his organization supports First Nations that may choose to keep their borders closed as provinces ramp up economic activity.
Given the heightened level of concern, some communities declared states of emergency while others closed their borders to non-community members to reduce the possibility of community transmission.For example, Constance Bay First Nations Chief Rick Allen appeared in a Facebook update a week ago to explain the plan for his community about 600 kilometres northwest of Sudbury.
The national chief said a more prudent approach to an economic ramp-up plan would be to ensure the full inclusion of First Nations people.“We are still not involved at a lot of the premiers tables meetings discussing these things,” Mr. Bellegarde said.
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