By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is backing the cross-border Jay Treaty Alliance\u2019s criticism of a recent Canadian government travel advisory urging First Nations people to carry a Canadian passport when entering the U.S. Article III of the 1794 Jay Treaty between the U.S. and what was then British North America guaranteed free cross-border travel for U.S. citizens, British subjects and \u201cthe Indians dwelling on either side of the boundary line,\u201d in addition to exempting Indigenous travellers from duties and taxes on \u201ctheir own proper goods\u201d when crossing the border. According to Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a non-profit law firm based in Portland, Maine, anyone from Canada who has more than 50 per cent \u201cAboriginal blood\u201d can travel to or… <\/p>\n
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is backing the cross-border Jay Treaty Alliance\u2019s criticism of a recent Canadian government travel advisory urging First Nations people to carry a Canadian passport when entering the U.S. Article III of the 1794 Jay Treaty between the U.S. and what was then British North America guaranteed free cross-border travel for U.S. citizens, British subjects and \u201cthe Indians dwelling on either side of the boundary line,\u201d in addition to exempting Indigenous travellers from duties and taxes on \u201ctheir own proper goods\u201d when crossing the border. According to Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a non-profit law firm based in Portland, Maine, anyone from Canada who has more than 50 per cent \u201cAboriginal blood\u201d can travel to or... <\/p>\n