Treaty Chiefs demand Bill 1, Bill 88 be withdrawn from Alta., Sask., governments | 24CA News

“We’re not asking for amendments to these acts. We are actually asking that the Saskatchewan first and the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, be withdrawn.”

That was the message from Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, together with the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and the G4 in Treaty 7 Territory at a news convention on Wednesday morning.

Archibald mentioned the 2 payments — Bill 1 in Alberta and Bill 88 in Saskatchewan — are an infringement of their rights and “we will not stand idly by (and) will not allow it to happen.”

Treaty 6, 7 and the AFN put ahead the emergency decision on the Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa.

In Alberta, beneath the present invoice, the cupboard would have a large latitude to answer no matter federal legislation coverage or program it deems dangerous to Alberta’s pursuits. Whereas the act in Saskatchewan would permit the federal government to have independence over its pure assets.

“The Saskatchewan First Act will clarify and defend Saskatchewan’s constitutional right to control our natural resources and our economic future,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe mentioned on Nov. 1.

Concerns by Treaty chiefs had been raised after the group mentioned there was no session with First Nations relating to the acts and that it’s one more blow to the trail ahead 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 mentioned.

“You know, there’s all this talk about reconciliation but there’s no real implementation of that either.”

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