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    Indigenous chiefs call for Alberta Premier Smith to stop stoking separatism talk

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 May, 2025 10:48 AM
    • Indigenous chiefs call for Alberta Premier Smith to stop stoking separatism talk

    Two First Nations chiefs are accusing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of "attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis" and are calling on her to stop stoking the fires of separatism.

    Smith's government has proposed legislation that would make it easier for citizens to call for a referendum on seceding from Canada.

    Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and Mikisew Cree Nation Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro say in a letter that the premier is enabling a referendum on separation, and a "fanatical cell of individuals," when Canadians need to unite against U.S. tariffs.

    Smith has said it would be up to Albertans, not her government, to put the separation question on a ballot and that she supports Alberta sovereignty within a united Canada.

    But the chiefs say even if Smith passes the buck onto citizens, the province can't breach treaties.

    In a second letter, they ask Prime Minister Mark Carney to"get the province of Alberta in line."

    Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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