Alberta Premier Smith punts suggestions she’s stoking separatism talk as First Nations Chiefs issue warning

Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations says separation a 'direct violation of treaty'

Premier Smith says there is currently no active petition calling for a referendum on separation

FSIN’s Cameron on Western separatism: These are Treaty lands

Calls for Western separatism following the federal election have drawn sharp criticism from Indigenous leaders and opposition politicians.

Indigenous groups call on Carney to rein in Alberta Premier over separation comments

First Nations say Danielle Smith‘s comments on separation and proposed changes to legislation are breaches of their treaties

Sturgeon Lake and Mikisew chiefs tell premier to cease and desist ‘separatist threats’

(ANNews) – In the wake of the 2025 federal election revealing an increasingly polarized electorate, First Nations leaders in Alberta are demanding that Premier Danielle Smith stop fanning the flames of separatism.

First Nations chiefs say Alberta premier is trying to 'manufacture a national unity crisis'

Many First Nations in Alberta are denouncing Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act tabled in the provincial legislature Tuesday, saying it disregards treaty rights.

Smith denies stoking Alberta separatism fires

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is deflecting accusations that she's stoking the fires of separatism, despite her government moving to lower the bar for holding a referendum.