“This is and always will be Indian land”: First Nations challenge Alberta’s separatist rhetoric – Ricochet Media
May 1 2025
Treaties governing Canada’s relationship with First Nations predate Alberta, and cannot be hand-waved away even as the premier fuels separatist fantasies
lberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent introduction of Bill 54, which would lower the threshold for citizen-led referendums in the province, has sparked renewed concerns about Alberta separatism. While the Premier denies being a separatist, First Nations leaders across the province are sending a clear message: any path to separation must recognize that their treaties are with the Crown, not the province.
Brooks Arcand-Paul, an Alberta NDP MLA for Edmonton-West Henday, who is Cree, passionately addressed the issue at the Alberta Legislature this week.
