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Kinew Tells Carney to Abolish the Indian Act at Meeting with Chiefs
Kinew said the law is a race-based form of identification and argued Canada needs a more modern approach to Indigenous status and governance.
- On Sunday, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to abolish the Indian Act during an Ottawa meeting with premiers and First Nations chiefs.
- The discussion occurred during the AFN First Nations- First Ministers Meeting Day of Ceremony, which AFN Grand Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said aims to help build prosperity for coming generations.
- Holding up his status card during a midday break, Kinew said it identifies him as an "Indian within the meaning of the Indian Act."
- Kinew stated Canada should no longer have a "race-based form of identification," asserting the Indian Act has "run its course" and requires a more modern approach.
- AFN Grand Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak framed the meeting's broader significance, emphasizing that the AFN First Nations- First Ministers Meeting Day of Ceremony aims to build prosperity for future generations.
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