Organization hopes to rally the First Nations vote – Sault Star

May 28, 2015

A grassroots organization is attempting to organize eligible Aboriginal voters ahead of the upcoming federal election in the hopes that Aboriginal issues will be better represented on Parliament Hill.

The organization, Rally the First Nation Vote, is holding a voter registration clinic on Friday at the Sault Ste. Marie Indian Friendship Centre, where eligible voters can register, learn more about the Rally the First Nation Vote initiative, and hear from local First Nations leaders and federal party nominees.

Tyrone Souliere, one of the organizers of the event, said Rally the First Nation Vote believes that if Aboriginal voters were organized, they could affect significant change in Canada. They estimate that within the Robinson Huron Treaty area, which includes 21 First Nations communities and spans from Lake Superior to the Ottawa River, there are up to 30,000 eligible voters, Souliere said.

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