Opposition NDP legislature member Betty Nippi-Albright says she isn’t surprised the Saskatchewan Party government defeated her bill that aimed to bolster relations with Indigenous people. Nippi-Albright said Thursday the bill would have made for a more robust consulting process with Indigenous groups when the province sells Crown land and changes policies that affect the environment. […]
The Saskatchewan Party government has defeated a bill from the Opposition NDP that it says would have bolstered relations with Indigenous people in the province. The NDP says the bill called for a more robust consulting process with Indigenous groups when the province sells Crown land and changes policies that would affect the environment. It […]
Indigenous leaders across Saskatchewan joined the NDP in calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to stop the sale of Crown land and improve its consultation process. On January 31, the Ministry of Agriculture is set to host an online auction to lease Crown land for agriculture purposes. The highest bidder will receive parcels of the […]
The Offical Opposition is calling on the Sask. Party government to overhaul the Duty to Consult process instead of making amendments. Duty to Consult is when the Government must consult with First Nation and Metis communities to fulfilling its legal obligation to consult and accommodate First Nation and Métis communities in advance of decisions or […]
Saskatchewan was long one of the only provinces in Canada that held a special distinction on provincial health cards for indigenous people. The letter “R” on provincial health cards was specifically created by the government to distinguish persons claiming indigenous status from those not. After a call to action by Saskatoon MLA and opposition critic […]
A strong indigenous female candidate is a rare find in Saskatchewan politics. Saskatchewan’s political landscape is typically dominated by white men. The promise of diversity presented itself when Betty Nippi-Albright suggested that she may be running for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP, a post vacated by Ryan Meili. In a post made to Nippi-Albright’s […]
The Saskatchewan NDP are calling on the government to stop selling Crown Lands, citing it’s severely impacting Indigenous producers. NDP Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright says Indigenous farmers need to be consulted before the land is sold. Former FSIN Chief Roland Crowe says the province is ignoring agreements like the 1930 […]
The Saskatchewan NDP says everything needs to be done as a province and country to support residential school survivors and Indigenous communities that continue to experience generational trauma from the legacy of the residential school system. The statement was released on Thursday morning by the official opposition following the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at […]
The official opposition is calling on the provincial government to include Indigenous people in meaningful consultation on the Provincial Capital Commission’s new bylaws. The bylaws are in the process of being redeveloped after a decision from the Court of Queen’s Bench last summer that ruled the bylaws as unconstitutional and that they should be rewritten […]
