Stoney Nakoda First Nations applaud court ruling to shut down Alberta separation petition

By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook ÎYARHE NAKODA — Stoney Nakoda First Nations’ leaders are applauding the court’s decision to shut down an Alberta separation petition, ruling in favour of First Nations. Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations chiefs said in a joint statement released on Thursday (May 14), that the ruling made by Justice Shaina Leonard at the Alberta Court of King’s Bench on May 13 is a “clear and decisive victory” for First Nations’ Treaty rights. “Yesterday’s court decision confirms that provincial processes cannot ignore or override our Treaty rights,” said the Nations’ chiefs in the statement released by the Treaty 7 First Nations Chiefs’ Association, which also includes Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy. “We commend the court for recognizing that meaningful…

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