#SturgeonLake #CreeNation moves to block #AlbertaSeparatist petition in court

By Prisha Dev Global News
Posted January 3, 2026 6:51 pm
Updated January 6, 2026

"The #SturgeonLakeCreeNation has filed a legal claim challenging the approval of a separatist petition in #Alberta, arguing that any move toward separation from Canada cannot proceed without the consent of #FirstNations.

"In a statement released Friday, the First Nation said it has filed a Statement of Claim in the Alberta Court of King’s Bench against the Alberta government, the federal government and Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer.

"The claim alleges a failure to uphold and implement Treaty No. 8 and argues the approval of the petition violates treaty rights."

#Treaty8 #Oiligarchy #USPol #CanadianPol

HT @gerrymcgovern

Alberta Municipality Declares Farm Disaster Due to Drought, Approves Water-Guzzling Data Centre Plan

https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-municipality-declares-farm-disaster-due-to-drought-approves-water-guzzling-data-centre-plan/

#SturgeonLake #CreeNation (#SLCN) Chief Sheldon Sunshine said he learned about the project through social media, despite the project being proposed for the Nation’s traditional lands.

“It seems like it was all worked on well before us, and then we’re an afterthought, and it should never be that way,” said Sunshine in an interview.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/first-nation-says-it-wasnt-consulted-on-wonder-valley-ai-data-centre-proposed-for-thousands-of-hectares-of-land/

#AISucks #DataCenters #Drought #ClimateChange #AI #EnvironmentalRacism #IndigenousNews