Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says the Carney government’s federal budget “represents a significant setback” for First Nations communities.

The Assembly of First Nations National Chief on Tuesday also slammed the federal and provincial government for a Nov. 27 memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to make Canada a “global energy superpower” without “free, prior and informed consent,” she said — “as if First Nations rights can be wiped away with one federal, provincial MOU.”

“The truth is that Canada can create all the MOUs, project offices, advisory groups, that they want. The Chiefs are united. When it comes to approving large national projects on First Nations lands, there will not be getting around rights holders,” she said, addressing the crowd at the Special Chiefs Assembly in Otta

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