Willow Fiddler

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Indigenous leaders warn that Alberta separation would violate treaty rights

Indigenous leaders warn that Alberta separation would violate treaty rights

A First Nations chief in Alberta says he will push for a referendum to have Premier Danielle Smith kicked out of office if she doesn’t agree to meet with him and other Indigenous leaders across the West amid the separatist talk they say violates treaty rights. In a letter dated May 2, Chief Clifford Poucette of Goodstoney First Nation requested...

DNA testing shows Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond ‘most likely’ has Indigenous ancestry she claimed: report

DNA testing shows Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond ‘most likely’ has Indigenous ancestry she claimed: report

The Law Society of British Columbia says DNA results from a test provided by lawyer Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose claims to Indigenous identity and academic achievements were questioned in a media investigation two years ago, show that she “most likely” has the Indigenous heritage she has claimed.