Alberta Premier Danielle Smith does not respect Treaty 6 rights, say chiefs

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith does not respect nor understand Treaty rights, the Confederacy of Treaty 6 Nations said after meeting with her.

Smith met with Treaty 6 chiefs for the first time since being elected on Wednesday morning — a meeting the chiefs said was scheduled before the transfer of provincial leadership in October.

In a statement afterward, the Confederacy of Treaty 6 Nations said the meeting does not constitute Smith’s duty to consult Indigenous peoples on matters of mutual concern.

Smith also compared the treatment of Alberta by the federal government to Canada’s treatment of Indigenous people under the Indian Act — a comment that has left Indigenous leaders and others feeling frustrated and angry.

Morgan Black reports.

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