By Natalie Hamilton Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The chief of Alderville First Nation in Northumberland County says his main priority moving further into 2024 will be putting an end to the proposed federal bill, Bill C-53. Taynar Simpson, Alderville First Nation’s chief, said this action is top of mind as he contemplates the months ahead for the Alderville First Nation community near Roseneath. “For me, our top priority is to see the proposed federal Bill C-53 removed from parliamentary consideration,” Simpson told kawarthaNOW. “This is not an act respecting Indigenous rights. It will erode and potentially lead to the end of Indigenous territory and treaty rights in Canada. So for us, this is an existential threat to our very existence as Indigenous people,” Simpson said. According to the federal government, the…
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