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Chiefs question motive behind Indian Act talks after meeting with Carney, premiers
Chiefs said Carney and Kinew were the only leaders to raise eradicating the Indian Act, prompting a clarification that he meant reform.
- In late October, Chiefs gathered with Carney and premiers in Ottawa to discuss NRTAs, but Kinew surprised attendees by calling to abolish the Indian Act during the closed-door meeting.
- Although Chiefs aimed to address 1930 NRTAs affecting Crown land control, Mercredi felt introducing the Indian Act during this meeting seemed "a little bit offside."
- Kinew, who is Anishinaabe, argued that race-based identification is "inconsistent, at the very least, with Canada being a leader for human rights and democracy around the world."
- Carney said he was "very open" to abolishing the Indian Act but clarified the next day he meant reform, leaving some leaders to call the meeting a "complete waste of time."
- North reported that members of the Liberal Indigenous caucus told Chiefs shortly after the meeting they believed Carney misunderstood his own comments and would speak to the prime minister to clarify his stance.
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Chiefs question motive behind Indian Act talks after meeting with Carney, premiers
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs who attended a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and premiers last month say their concerns were overshadowed by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's call
·Toronto, Canada
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