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Native America Calling: First Nations issue sovereignty reminder into Alberta separation discussion
Monday, May 12, 2025
First Nations issue sovereignty reminder into Alberta separation discussion
Indigenous leaders are forcefully denouncing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s rhetoric inviting the idea of separating from Canada.
The province includes wide swaths of treaty territory established through agreements with the federal government. First Nations leaders say there is no way to even enter the conversation of separation without first consulting with the tribes.
The unprecedented talk of separation comes as President Donald Trump insists on promoting the unlikely scenario of the U.S. annexing Canada.
Tune in to learn about First Nations authority in Alberta and the sovereignty questions the separation discussions raise.
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Sheldon Sunshine (Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation), Chief of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Janice Makokis (Saddle Lake Cree Nation), assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor
Matthew Wildcat (Ermineskin Cree Nation), assistant professor and director of Indigenous Governance in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee and Lenape), author of “Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery” and co-founder and director of the Indigenous Law Institute
Wilton Littlechild (Cree), International Chief for Treaty Six Confederacy and former commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
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