By John Woodside, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Threats of tariffs and economically coerced annexation are being rebuffed by Indigenous leaders, who are calling for special consideration for the rights and needs of Indigenous Peoples as Canada feels its way through the trade war. Cindy Woodhouse, the Assembly of First Nations National Chief, said the tariffs and threats from Trump are “unacceptable,” but added that Canada “will not defeat Trump’s colonialism with more colonialism in our country.” She gave her remarks while celebrating a dedicated building for Indigenous leaders and governments in the parliamentary precinct. At a press conference on Tuesday, Indigenous leaders signed the agreement that would hand over 100 Wellington Street in Ottawa. That building was at one time the American embassy, a coincidence not lost…
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