New Premier tells Alberta’s Indigenous peoples: “I am looking forward to consulting with you and… – APTN
May 7, 2015
New Premier tells Alberta’s Indigenous peoples: “I am looking forward to consulting with you and learning from you”
Hopes are high among many of Alberta’s Indigenous communities after Tuesdays historic election that saw a 44-year run of Conservative rule come to an end.
The NDP, led by Rachel Notley, committed to a renewed partnership with Alberta’s Aboriginal peoples that included a promise to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and making it law in the province.
Notley also outlined commitments to tackle issues like supporting a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women; working to solve land claims and addressing consultation issues.
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