How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in the upcoming provincial elections

By Matteo Cimellaro Local Journalism Initiative A year ago today, Wab Kinew was sworn in as the first First Nations premier in Canada. Kinew was a star in Indigenous circles and ran on a renewed relationship with Indigenous Peoples. First Nations voters saw themselves, and infinite possibilities, in him. Now, three provincial elections loom on the horizon, with British Columbia and New Brunswick heading to the polls this weekend. Saskatchewan will be close behind on Oct. 28. It’s unclear if the Indigenous voters in the provinces will vote for progressive candidates and follow in the footsteps of Manitoba’s Wab effect. In the case of Kinew’s historic run for premier, “people saw that as being part of history,”  Chadwick Cowie, a University of Toronto professor who studies Indigenous participation in electoral…

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