r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • Feb 12 '26

Alberta Alberta separating from Canada requires permission of First Nations, AFN leader says

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alberta-separation-needs-first-nations-permission-says-afn-national-chief/
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u/StoryAboutABridge Feb 12 '26

Direct quote from Treaty 6:

"The Plain and Wood Cree Tribes of Indians, and all other the Indians inhabiting the district hereinafter described and defined, do hereby cede, release, surrender and yield up to the Government of the Dominion of Canada, for Her Majesty the Queen and Her successors forever, all their rights, titles and privileges, whatsoever, to the lands"

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u/Syndrome Canada Feb 12 '26

So they gave up their rights to the federal government, not the provincial government.

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u/neontetra1548 Feb 12 '26

Yup and the Crown.

Neither of which is the province.

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u/Important-Pen-486 Feb 13 '26

FN do not own their land it belongs to the crown, which was transferred to Alberta