By Tara Lindemann Writer Alberta premier Danielle Smith\u2019s recently introduced Bill 54, could lower the voter threshold and allow for more citizen-led referendums opening the door for separatism. The widely criticized bill has been called \u201cdestabilizing,\u201d and while Smith has claimed the Bill will not affect existing Treaties, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) Acting Chief Larry Sault said he stands in solidarity with First Nations in Alberta opposing the bill. He told Turtle Island\u2008News the matter \u201cis an Indian problem. \u201cOur treaties are pre-Confederation treaties and post-confederation treaties,\u201d he said. \u201cTo understand what\u2019s happening, you need to look at what has already happened. \u201cOn a federal level, if you look at the early beginnings of Canada, before Canada was, the first Indian Affairs Minister and the first prime… <\/p>\n
By Tara Lindemann Writer Alberta premier Danielle Smith\u2019s recently introduced Bill 54, could lower the voter threshold and allow for more citizen-led referendums opening the door for separatism. The widely criticized bill has been called \u201cdestabilizing,\u201d and while Smith has claimed the Bill will not affect existing Treaties, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) Acting Chief Larry Sault said he stands in solidarity with First Nations in Alberta opposing the bill. He told Turtle Island\u2008News the matter \u201cis an Indian problem. \u201cOur treaties are pre-Confederation treaties and post-confederation treaties,\u201d he said. \u201cTo understand what\u2019s happening, you need to look at what has already happened. \u201cOn a federal level, if you look at the early beginnings of Canada, before Canada was, the first Indian Affairs Minister and the first prime... <\/p>\n