US EditionAFN chief calls for review of natural resource deals amid talk of Alberta separation
- On May 7, 2025, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to review the Natural Resource Transfer Agreements affecting Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
- The call followed Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's bill enabling easier referendums, including one on provincial separation, amid growing alienation and frustration with Ottawa.
- The NRTA, negotiated in 1930 without obtaining First Nations' free, prior, and informed consent, transferred control over government-owned lands and natural resources to the Prairie provinces, conflicting with Treaty rights and constitutional protections under section 35.
- Woodhouse Nepinak stated that the NRTA violates Treaty rights and international human rights law, calling separation efforts illegitimate without First Nations' consent and demanding good-faith negotiations.
- The AFN will monitor responses from the Prime Minister's Office as Alberta's separatist referendum plans gather online support from around 240,000 Albertans, though support remains below a majority.
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AFN chief wants a review of natural resource deals amid talk of Alberta separation
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta's government opening the door to a separation referendum.
NPA describes discussions on Alberta's separation as a "fight" to treaties
The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) calls for a federal review of nearly a century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to the opening of the door by the Alberta government to a referendum on separation.
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NPA judges discussions on the separation of Alberta "from confrontation" with treaties - Canada French
OTTAWA—The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) calls for a federal review of nearly a century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to the opening of the door by the Alberta government to a referendum on separation. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced a bill that would facilitate the holding of referendums by Albertans on various issues, including the separation of the province of Canada. Ms. Smith highligh…
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