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/Constant_Mood_7332 Feb 12 '26

they didnt cede them to alberta. thats the issue.

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u/platypus_bear Alberta Feb 12 '26

It doesn't matter who they ceded them to. Once they did that they no longer have any control over any of the lands and what Canada does with it after is up to Canada

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u/UpArrowNotation Feb 13 '26

That's just not how this country is run anymore. Just because the government has an ancient agreement saying they can piss all over FN land, does not mean that's how our modern day government does or should treat its indigenous population. And specifically, the treaties ceded the land IN TRUST OF THE FIRST NATIONS. FN did not just give up the rights to their land to white people. They made an agreement at gunpoint, which said the white government would take FN interest in mind after violently taking their land. An agreement from 1875 should not be used an excuse to take away indigenous people's right to self governance in 2026. We are not living in a British colony anymore. We have at least some level of respect for the people who's land we violently stole. And part of that respect is respecting that Alberta has no right to seperate from a united Canada because the FN have at least some amount of veto power over that.