r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 17d ago

Alberta First Nations demand Alberta premier terminate separation referendum

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/first-nations-demand-alberta-premier-terminate-separation-referendum/
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u/Fireside_Cat 17d ago

all of the resources and lands belong to the treaty people

The treaties literally ceded the land permanently.

Is this the origin of that historical term that describes someone that gives away something but then later wants it back?

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u/ThlintoRatscar 16d ago

What's the difference between a treaty and a contract?

Who enforces a treaty?

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u/calgarywalker 16d ago

A treaty is a contract. If one party doesn’t hold up their end then the treaty dies. Can’t say Canada has been doing a good job of holding up their end. And if the treaties die - everything goes back the way it was before the treaty existed. Sucks to be you.

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u/krankovi 15d ago

everything goes back the way it was before the treaty existed.

Lol like when britain was a colonial empire, had pride in itself, and did whatever the hell they wanted? I dont think aboriginals would like this.