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Indigenous voices sound off on Donald Trump’s 51st state idea – NNSL

by ahnationtalk on January 24, 202554 Views

Jan 20, 2025

Dettah Chief Ernest Betsina says treaties are with Canada and not the U.S., but former Behchoko Chief Leon Lafferty likes the idea

Canada could become the 51st state, as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has been going on about for some weeks. Some Indigenous leaders, past and present, wouldn’t exactly support that idea.

One of those voices against such an idea is Dettah Chief Ernest Betsina, who said that, as far as he’s concerned, Indigenous people are Canadians and will stay Canadians.

“Our negotiations, our treaties, are with Canada, not the United States,” he told NNSL Media on Monday.

Read More: https://www.nnsl.com/home/indigenous-voices-sound-off-on-donald-trumps-51st-state-idea-7756273

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