Alberta First Nations
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First Nations push to get out vote for Alberta referendum: ‘Silence could be consent’Some First Nations leaders feel their people, land and treaties — signed before Alberta even became a province — have been treated as an afterthought in the separation debate.PoliticsOct 4
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Premier says mistake fixed after First Nations removed from Alberta Day statementWithin an hour of sending an Alberta Day statement on Tuesday, the government sent an updated version removing the sentence including Indigenous Peoples from its English version.PoliticsSep 1
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Chief calls for respect from Alberta after government misses Treaty anniversary eventFirst Nations are calling for more respect from the Alberta government after the Indigenous relations minister missed a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6.PoliticsAug 17
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Alberta First Nation sues Ottawa over $5 treaty annuity, argues amount stuck in 1899The Chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the annual treaty payments that members receive from Ottawa hasn't increased in more than a century.PoliticsJul 15
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War of words continues between First Nations chiefs, Alberta premierThe Grand Chief of Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta is defending the decision to call for Premier Danielle Smith to be investigated for possible treason.PoliticsJun 18
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Alberta’s Smith says the law will be enforced if separation vote spurs civil disobedienceAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says the law will be enforced if First Nation communities engage in civil disobedience over her government's separation referendum.PoliticsJun 8
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Danielle Smith rejects Alberta judge’s ruling against separation petition as ‘anti-democratic’Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting the ruling of an Alberta judge who quashed a separatist petition and says the province will appeal the court ruling.PoliticsMay 13
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Judge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First NationsA judge ruled Wednesday that a petition on Alberta's separation from Canada cannot proceed because the province did not fulfill its duty to consult with First Nations.PoliticsMay 13
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Indigenous Chiefs gather at legislature, pressure Alberta to quash separatism pushFifty 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.PoliticsMar 9
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3 Alberta First Nations say separation petition is unconstitutionalThree Alberta First Nations have applied for a judicial review, claiming a petition supporting the province's separation from Canada is unconstitutional.PoliticsJan 23
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