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#OnionLake #CreeNation to proceed with its legal challenge of #Alberta sovereignty act

By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press, May 15, 2025

EDMONTON - "Alberta’s bill lowering the bar for a separation referendum has spurred a #FirstNation to push ahead with a legal challenge against the premier’s flagship sovereignty act.

"Danielle Smith has said her Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act is needed to push back on what the province believes is unconstitutional federal encroachment into provincial jurisdiction.

"But Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief #HenryLewis said that law has always been about undermining federal authority and asserting provincial control, which goes against his community’s #Treaty6 relationship with the Crown.

" 'I want to respectfully remind the premier that this land that we stand on today is #Treaty land and is not yours to take or make sweeping decisions about,” he said at a news conference in Edmonton on Thursday.

"He announced the legal challenge is moving forward a day after Smith’s government passed a bill significantly lowering the threshold for citizens to prompt a referendum, including one on seceding from Canada."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/qPDjh

#CanPol #CanadaPol #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #Alberta #FirstNations #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #Albertans #Mining #CorporateColonialism

DoomsdaysCW 8h ago

Seems like #Oiligarchy has won the hearts of #Albertan #MAGA-types. If anything, there should be #LandBack to #Alberta's #FirstNations, and colonizer descendants will just have to deal with it!!!

Albertans Could Soon Vote on Whether to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know

by Chantelle Lee, May 5, 2026

"Many Albertans have slammed the federal Liberal government for blocking #pipeline projects and canceling oil and gas projects. The province’s economy is largely driven by its #OilAndGas extraction, as well as #mining and #quarrying."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/KxxFz

#Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #CanPol #CanadaPol #NoMining #ExtractiveIndustries #BigOilAndGas #FuckColonialism

Albertans Could Soon Vote on Whether to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know

The Alberta separatist movement dates back decades, but has gained momentum in the past year.

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The-14 10h ago

Yukon First Nation decries American push for oil and gas in the Arctic
#IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations #Yukon #Canada #IndigenousRights #Arctic #ANWR #ClimateJustice #USA #StopDrilling #ProtectCaribou #Environment #Alaska #OilAndGas #LandRights #Politics
https://the-14.com/yukon-first-nation-decries-american-push-for-oil-and-gas-in-the-arctic/

Yukon First Nation decries American push for oil and gas in the Arctic | The-14

Yukon First Nation opposes US Arctic drilling, warning of risks to caribou, ecosystems, and Indigenous rights as oil lease sales advance in ANWR region.

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Ms. Que Banh 11h ago

Some closer detail shots, on a few pieces of Jada's art work that I'm helping her on submitting for a national Indigenous art show in Ontario.

#IndigenousArt #NativeArt #BoneArt #FirstNations #ThompsonNation #BCNativeArt #handcrafted #handmade #LeatherWork #FurWork #Beadwork #weaving #RoadkillArt #ZeroWasteArt #art #WearableArt #FunctionalArt #Cultural #TraditionalArt

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Ms. Que Banh 11h ago

Jada's art work, one of several pieces that I was photographing yesterday. This piece illustrates the gathering of prickly pear, mounted on a moose shoulder blade #bone.

#IndigenousArt #NativeArt #BoneArt #FirstNations #ThompsonNation #BCNativeArt #handcrafted #handmade #GatheringMedicine #GatheringFood #Cultural #TraditionalArt

PugJesus 1d ago

"What ABOUT the people who actually live there?" - Colonizing Powers

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2038538/what-about-the-people-who-actually-live-there-colonizing-powers

Windspeaker.com 1d ago

“There's nowhere else in Calgary right now that is showcasing all the history of the #Indigenous people in this way... It's really important for us to reflect the people of Treaty 7.”

#FirstNations #Métis #Alberta #Calgary #tourism

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/three-new-galleries-be-created-confluence-calgary

Three new galleries to be created at The Confluence in Calgary

A Calgary facility that showcases Indigenous history is getting a major facelift.The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland will create three new permanent galleries with almost $350,000 in funding from the Tourism Growth Program offered through Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan).PrairiesCan officials recently announced it had awarded more than $1.9 million to eight projects to boost tourism experiences in Alberta.

Windspeaker.com