Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

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Indigenous people call Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's tweet ... (Globalnews.ca)

A video tweeted by Smith on Friday has received a lot of backlash on social media and from the Indigenous community who claim her comments are harmful to ...

“Europeans used the idea of the frontier in order to exert control and power into new areas. “Often times Canada has intruded on the rights and authority of First Nation and Indigenous People in the country. “You can’t just say someone is your neighbour when the history of our country is a colonial one,” said Indigenous political science expert Matthew Wildcat. “This part of the world would not have been opened up if our First Nation partners had not been willing to trade with us… It is distinctly meant to further colonialism.” “The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations is disappointed by the Premier of Alberta’s simplistic views on the colonization of Canada’s First Nations peoples and their territorial lands, and the lasting impacts colonization continues to have on our people,” the statement read.

'More whitewashing': Smith stands by her account of Canadian history (Edmonton Journal)

On weekly radio show, Premier Danielle Smith doubled down on her controversial version of Canada's history with Indigenous people.

“You will hear me talk a lot about our First Nations partners because I don’t want people to forget that history,” Smith said. “People rely on the statement she’s making, so she has an obligation to Albertans to apologize and correct her facts.” “I don’t know if my ancestors would categorize our land as ‘unforgiving frontier,’” she said. “We would not have been able to settle here if they hadn’t been willing to sign Treaties 6, 7 and 8.” Your Premier.) described Smith’s account as disrespectful, referring to a recent video in which the premier shared her vision. Article content

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Smith stands by her account of Canadian history (NNN)

On her Saturday morning radio show, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith doubled down on her controversial version of Canada's history with Indigenous people when ...

You can read the [original article](https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/more-whitewashing-smith-stands-by-her-account-of-canadian-history) here. “You will hear me talk a lot about our First Nations partners because I don’t want people to forget that history,” Smith said. “People rely on the statement she’s making, so she has an obligation to Albertans to apologize and correct her facts.” [](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=best blogger outreach companies) “We would not have been able to settle here if they hadn’t been willing to sign Treaties 6, 7 and 8.” Your Premier.) described Smith’s account as disrespectful, referring to a recent video in which the premier shared her vision.

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