By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News First Nations leaders across Canada say that the 2025 federal budget delivered last week by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shortchanges Indigenous communities, providing nowhere near enough funding to fulfil Canada’s Treaty obligations. The budget — entitled Build Canada Strong — outlines $141 billion in new federal spending planned for the next five years, including $56 billion in military spending, which will be funded with $58 billion in cuts. A fact sheet from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) notes that the budget has no specific chapter on Indigenous investments, which it had in previous years. The budget “will continue the burdens of systemic harm and uncertainty for First Nations” by leaving “critical services for our Peoples without the sustained funding…
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