First Nations rally in Edmonton as court hears separatist petition arguments

Lawyers for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy made submissions at the Court of King's Bench in an effort to stop a potential Alberta independence referendum.

First Nations from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 were represented at a rally for Treaty rights at Churchill Square on Wednesday.

This story was originally published in Alberta Native News.

First Nations chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 spoke at an April 8 rally in Edmonton’s Churchill Square, across the street from the courthouse where lawyers for Athabasca Chipewya…