Treaty Chiefs demand Bill 1, Bill 88 be withdrawn from Alta., Sask., governments
in Saskatchewan — are an infringement of their rights and “we will not stand idly by will not allow it to happen.”Treaty 6, 7 and the AFN put forward the emergency resolution at the Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa.In Alberta, under the current bill, the cabinet would have a wide latitude to respond to whatever federal law policy or program it deems harmful to Alberta’s interests. Whereas the act in Saskatchewan would allow the government to have independence over its natural resources.
Concerns by Treaty chiefs were raised after the group said there has been no consultation with First Nations when it comes to the acts and that it’s yet another blow to the path forward with Truth and Reconciliation. “We’re asking a government to actually sit down with us and have conversations. Let’s talk about moving forward together,” Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Aly Bear said.
“You know, there’s all this talk about reconciliation but there’s no real implementation of that either.”Related News
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